An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre

BACKGROUND: Several therapies have been demonstrated to be beneficial in the management of acute variceal bleeding (AVB). The aim of the present study was to characterize the use of these therapies at a Canadian tertiary care centre.

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Main Authors: H Singh, LE Targownik, G Ward, GY Minuk, CN Bernstein
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2007-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2007/296435
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An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre
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title_full_unstemmed An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre
title_short An Assessment of Endoscopic and Concomitant Management of Acute Variceal Bleeding at a Tertiary Care Centre
title_sort assessment of endoscopic and concomitant management of acute variceal bleeding at a tertiary care centre
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