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Bedside risk‐scoring model for predicting 6‐week mortality in cirrhotic patients undergoing endoscopic band ligation for acute variceal bleeding

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Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a fatal adverse event of cirrhosis, and endoscopic band ligation (EBL) is the standard treatment for AVB. We developed a novel bedside risk‐scoring model to… Click to show full abstract

Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is a fatal adverse event of cirrhosis, and endoscopic band ligation (EBL) is the standard treatment for AVB. We developed a novel bedside risk‐scoring model to predict the 6‐week mortality in cirrhotic patients undergoing EBL for AVB.

Keywords: band ligation; risk scoring; acute variceal; bedside risk; variceal bleeding; endoscopic band

Journal Title: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology
Year Published: 2021

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