A Novel risk score to predict first attack of esophageal variceal bleeding in cirrhotic patients
Nasser Mousa,
Ahmed Abdel-Razik,
Mohammed Abdelaziz
et al.
Abstract:Background: Variceal bleeding (VB) is lethal complication of liver cirrhosis requisite rapid identification to apply prevention strategies. The objective of this study is to identify predictors of the first VB attack and establish a score to estimate the probability of this attack.
Methods.
The study comprised 236 cirrhotic individuals who had been admitted with first attack of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB). Based on index hospitalisation data, a multivariable logistic regression model was utilized to… Show more
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