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Long B, Gottlieb M. Emergency medicine updates: Upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Am J Emerg Med 2024; 81:116-123. [PMID: 38723362 DOI: 10.1016/j.ajem.2024.04.052] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/15/2024] [Revised: 04/20/2024] [Accepted: 04/27/2024] [Indexed: 06/07/2024] Open
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INTRODUCTION Upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) is a condition commonly seen in the emergency department (ED). Therefore, it is important for emergency clinicians to be aware of the current evidence regarding the diagnosis and management of this disease. OBJECTIVE This paper evaluates key evidence-based updates concerning UGIB for the emergency clinician. DISCUSSION UGIB most frequently presents with hematemesis. There are numerous causes, with the most common peptic ulcer disease, though variceal bleeding in particular can be severe. Nasogastric tube lavage for diagnosis is not recommended based on the current evidence. A hemoglobin transfusion threshold of 7 g/dL is recommended (8 g/dL in those with myocardial ischemia), but patients with severe bleeding and hemodynamic instability require emergent transfusion regardless of their level. Medications that may be used in UGIB include proton pump inhibitors, prokinetic agents, and vasoactive medications. Antibiotics are recommended for those with cirrhosis and suspected variceal bleeding. Endoscopy is the diagnostic and therapeutic modality of choice and should be performed within 24 h of presentation in non-variceal bleeding after resuscitation, though patients with variceal bleeding may require endoscopy within 12 h. Transcatheter arterial embolization or surgical intervention may be necessary. Intubation should be avoided if possible. If intubation is necessary, several considerations are required, including resuscitation prior to induction, utilizing preoxygenation and appropriate suction, and administering a prokinetic agent. There are a variety of tools available for risk stratification, including the Glasgow Blatchford Score. CONCLUSIONS An understanding of literature updates can improve the ED care of patients with UGIB.
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- Brit Long
- SAUSHEC, Emergency Medicine, Brooke Army Medical Center, Fort Sam Houston, TX, USA.
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, Rush University Medical Center, Chicago, IL, USA
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Villasana-Gomez G, Toussie D, Kaufman B, Stojanovska J, Moore WH, Azour L, Traube L, Ko JP. Chest Intensive Care Unit Imaging: Pearls and Pitfalls. Clin Chest Med 2024; 45:213-235. [PMID: 38816084 DOI: 10.1016/j.ccm.2024.02.001] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 06/01/2024]
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Imaging plays a major role in the care of the intensive care unit (ICU) patients. An understanding of the monitoring devices is essential for the interpretation of imaging studies. An awareness of their expected locations aids in identifying complications in a timely manner. This review describes the imaging of ICU monitoring and support catheters, tubes, and pulmonary and cardiac devices, some more commonly encountered and others that have been introduced into clinical patient care more recently. Special focus will be placed on chest radiography and potential pitfalls encountered.
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- Geraldine Villasana-Gomez
- Department of Radiology at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 660 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA.
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- Department of Radiology at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 660 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Division of Pulmonary, Department of Medicine, Critical Care and Sleep Medicine at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 6000 Royal Court, Unit 6007, North Hills, NY 11040, USA
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- Department of Radiology at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 660 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Radiology at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 660 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA
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- Department of Radiological Sciences at University of California Los Angeles David Geffen School of Medicine, 757 Westwood Plaza, Los Angeles, CA 90095, USA
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- Department of Radiology and Biomedical Imaging at Yale School of Medicine, 330 Cedar Street, New Haven, CT 06520, USA
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- Department of Radiology at New York University Grossman School of Medicine, 660 1st Avenue, 3rd Floor, New York, NY 10016, USA
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Walayat S, Pfau P. 2 AM in the Intensive Care Unit: What Could Go Wrong? Gastroenterology 2024; 166:e13-e15. [PMID: 37625497 DOI: 10.1053/j.gastro.2023.08.026] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 07/31/2023] [Revised: 08/13/2023] [Accepted: 08/19/2023] [Indexed: 08/27/2023]
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- Saqib Walayat
- Department of Gastroenterology, Carle Health Methodist Hospital, Peoria, Illinois.
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- Department of Gastroenterology, University of Wisconsin, Madison, Wisconsin
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Xu X, Tang C, Linghu E, Ding H. Guidelines for the Management of Esophagogastric Variceal Bleeding in Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension. J Clin Transl Hepatol 2023; 11:1565-1579. [PMID: 38161497 PMCID: PMC10752807 DOI: 10.14218/jcth.2023.00061] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Figures] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 02/13/2023] [Revised: 07/11/2023] [Accepted: 09/07/2023] [Indexed: 01/03/2024] Open
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To standardize the diagnosis, treatment, and management of esophagogastric variceal bleeding (EVB) in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension, the Chinese Society of Hepatology, the Chinese Society of Gastroenterology, and the Chinese Society of Digestive Endoscopy of the Chinese Medical Association brought together relevant experts, reviewed the latest national and international progress in clinical research on EVB in cirrhotic portal hypertension, and followed evidence-based medicine to update the Guidelines on the Management of EVB in Cirrhotic Portal Hypertension. The guidelines provide recommendations for the diagnosis, treatment, and management of EVB in cirrhotic portal hypertension and with the aim to improve the level of clinical treatment of EVB in patients with cirrhotic portal hypertension.
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- Xiaoyuan Xu
- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beijing You’an Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Peking University First Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, West China Hospital, Sichuan University, Chengdu, Sichuan, China
- Department of Gastroenterology, The First Medical Center of Chinese PLA General Hospital, Beijing, China
- Department of Gastroenterology and Hepatology, Beijing You’an Hospital Affiliated to Capital Medical University, Beijing, China
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Chu Q, Jin X, Bing H, Zhang C, Bai J, Li F, Lou J, Sun L, Lin L, Li L, Wang H, Zhou Z, Lian H. RESUSCITATIVE RECTAL BALLOON COMPRESSION COMBINED WITH PELVIC BINDER EFFICIENTLY CONTROLLED FATAL VENOUS HEMORRHAGE IN A HEMODYNAMICALLY UNSTABLE PELVIC FRACTURE CANINE MODEL. Shock 2023; 59:912-921. [PMID: 37001912 PMCID: PMC10227942 DOI: 10.1097/shk.0000000000002116] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [MESH Headings] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/08/2022] [Accepted: 03/31/2023] [Indexed: 04/03/2023]
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ABSTRACT Objective: This study evaluated the feasibility of a combination of pelvic binder and rectal balloon compression in managing fatal venous hemorrhage in a canine model of pelvic fracture. Methods: Rectums from humans (rectal cancer patients), swine, and canines were retrieved to determine their elasticity by measuring their stress and strain. Canines were selected as the animal model in this study because their rectum demonstrated more reversible strain than swine rectum. Doppler ultrasound was used to assess the effect of rectal balloon volume on the blood flow of pelvic iliac blood vessels in three canines. A rectal balloon of 250 mL was chosen to control pelvic venous bleeding as it could provide a peak effect in reducing the blood flow of bilateral internal iliac veins. Then, the open-book pelvic fracture with fatal bleeding of both internal iliac veins animal model was built. The animals were divided into four groups after the modeled surgery to undergo no treatment, pelvic binder, rectal balloon compression, or a combination of pelvic binder and rectal balloon compression. The treatment efficacy was evaluated based on their survival time, survival rate, blood loss, bleeding rate, infusion rate, blood pH, lactate concentration, the stability of hemodynamics, blood loss, and fluid infusion volume. Results: Our results showed that after the reproducible injuries in both internal iliac veins, the combination of pelvic binder and rectal balloon compression was associated with the best survival rate and survival time compared with the other treatment groups. In addition, the combination of pelvic binder and rectal balloon compression exhibited more stable hemodynamics than the pelvic binder or rectal balloon compression treatment alone. Conclusions: This study demonstrated the potential feasibility of using pelvic binder combined with rectal balloon compression to manage the fatal venous bleeding in pelvic fractures.
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- Qinjun Chu
- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Center for Advanced Medicine, College of Medicine, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Trauma Research Center, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Peripheral Vascular Intervention, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Ultrasound Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, Henan
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Center for Advanced Medicine, College of Medicine, Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Trauma Research Center, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Anesthesiology and Perioperative Medicine, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Peripheral Vascular Intervention, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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- Department of Orthopedics, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
- Trauma Research Center, Zhengzhou Central Hospital Affiliated to Zhengzhou University, Zhengzhou, China
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Tafoya LA, McGee JC, Kaisler S, Gottula AL, Lauria MJ, Braude DA. Management of Acute Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Critical Care Transport. Air Med J 2023; 42:110-118. [PMID: 36958874 DOI: 10.1016/j.amj.2022.12.006] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 12/22/2022] [Accepted: 12/27/2022] [Indexed: 01/31/2023]
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Upper gastrointestinal bleeding is a relatively common and life-threatening condition encountered by critical care transport crews. It is of paramount importance that transport crews understand the underlying pathophysiology of variceal and nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding as well as the nuanced management of this patient population. This article reviews the current clinical evidence on initial resuscitation, medical management, and advanced invasive therapies (such as balloon tamponade devices) that transport crews should be familiar with to manage these patients. In addition, we present a novel method of continuous balloon pressure monitoring of balloon tamponade devices that is applicable to the transport environment.
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- Louis A Tafoya
- Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM
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- Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
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- University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM; 306th Rescue Squadron, Davis-Monthan Air Force Base, Tucson, AZ
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- Department of Emergency Medicine and Anesthesiology, The Harry Max Weil Institute for Critical Care Research and Innovation, University of Michigan, Ann Arbor, MI
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- Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM.
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- Lifeguard Air Emergency Services, University of New Mexico Hospital, Albuquerque, NM; Department of Emergency Medicine, University of New Mexico School of Medicine, Albuquerque, NM
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Udrea D, Montano NJ, Cochran-Yu M. Novel Use of a Minnesota Tube for Enteral Feeding in a Critically Ill Patient With Gastroesophageal Bleeding. Cureus 2023; 15:e36340. [PMID: 37082483 PMCID: PMC10110406 DOI: 10.7759/cureus.36340] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Journal Information] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Accepted: 03/18/2023] [Indexed: 04/22/2023] Open
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Balloon tamponade of bleeding varices is a temporizing measure acting as a bridge for the treatment of massive gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage. After treatment, utilization of a gastric tube for feeding is challenging due to the risk of variceal rebleeding during placement. No literature to date has explored the use of the suction ports of a tamponade device as an alternative form of enteral access for medication and feeding administration in critically ill patients. We report a case of the novel use of a Minnesota tube for enteral feeds and medication administration in a critically ill patient awaiting liver transplantation after massive upper GI bleeding.
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- Daniel Udrea
- Department of Critical Care Anesthesia/Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, USA
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- Department of Critical Care Anesthesia/Department of Emergency Medicine, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, USA
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- Department of General Surgery, Division of Trauma and Acute Care Surgery, Loma Linda University Medical Center, Loma Linda, USA
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Chooklin S, Chuklin S. Comprehensive treatment of patients with gastric variceal bleeding. EMERGENCY MEDICINE 2022; 18:14-21. [DOI: 10.22141/2224-0586.18.8.2022.1539] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Track Full Text] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Indexed: 07/02/2024]
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Gastro-oesophageal varices are the major clinical manifestations of cirrhosis and portal hypertension. Bleeding from gastric varices is usually severe and is associated with higher mortality and a higher risk of rebleeding than from esophageal varices. The management of variceal bleeding is complex, often requiring a multidisciplinary approach involving pharmacological, endoscopic, and radiological interventions. In terms of treatment, three stages can be considered: primary prophylaxis, active bleeding, and secondary prophylaxis. The main goal of primary and secondary prophylaxis is to prevent variceal bleeding. However, active variceal bleeding is a medical emergency that requires prompt intervention to stop it and achieve long-term hemostasis. This review describes the features of pharmacological, endoscopic and interventional radiological prophylactic and treatment options in gastric variceal bleeding. We searched the literature in the MedLine database on the PubMed platform.
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Keung CY, Morgan A, Le ST, Robertson M, Urquhart P, Swan MP. Survival outcomes and predictors of mortality, re-bleeding and complications for acute severe variceal bleeding requiring balloon tamponade. World J Hepatol 2022; 14:1584-1597. [PMID: 36157875 PMCID: PMC9453467 DOI: 10.4254/wjh.v14.i8.1584] [Citation(s) in RCA: 0] [Impact Index Per Article: 0] [Reference Citation Analysis] [Abstract] [Key Words] [Track Full Text] [Download PDF] [Journal Information] [Submit a Manuscript] [Subscribe] [Scholar Register] [Received: 03/30/2022] [Revised: 06/22/2022] [Accepted: 07/26/2022] [Indexed: 02/06/2023] Open
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BACKGROUND Acute severe variceal bleeding (AVB) refractory to medical and endoscopic therapy is infrequent but associated with high mortality. Historical cohort studies from 1970-1980s no longer represent the current population as balloon tamponade is no longer first-line therapy for variceal bleeding; treatments including vasoactive therapies, intravenous antibiotics, endoscopic variceal band ligation are routinely used, and there is improved access to definitive treatments including transjugular intrahepatic portosystemic shunts. However, only a few studies from the current era exist to describe the practice of balloon tamponade, its outcomes, and predictors with a requirement for further updated information.
AIM To describe current management of AVB requiring balloon tamponade and identify the outcomes and predictors of mortality, re-bleeding and complications.
METHODS A retrospective multi-centre cohort study of 80 adult patients across two large tertiary health networks from 2008 to 2019 in Australia who underwent balloon tamponade using a Sengstaken-Blakemore tube (SBT) were included for analysis. Patients were identified using coding for balloon tamponade. The primary outcome of this study was all-cause mortality at 6 wk after the index AVB. Secondary outcomes included re-bleeding during hospitalisation and complications of balloon tamponade. Predictors of these outcomes were determined using univariate and multivariate binomial regression.
RESULTS The all-cause mortality rates during admission and at 6-, 26- and 52 wk were 48.8%, 51.2% and 53.8%, respectively. Primary haemostasis was achieved in 91.3% and re-bleeding during hospitalisation occurred in 34.2%. Independent predictors of 6 wk mortality on multivariate analysis included the Model for Endstage Liver disease (MELD) score (OR 1.21, 95%CI 1.06-1.41, P = 0.006), advanced hepatocellular carcinoma (OR 11.51, 95%CI 1.61-82.20, P = 0.015) and re-bleeding (OR 13.06, 95%CI 3.06-55.71, P < 0.001). There were no relevant predictors of re-bleeding but a large proportion in which this occurred did not survive 6 wk (76.0% vs 24%). Although mucosal trauma was the most common documented complication after SBT insertion (89.5%), serious complications from SBT insertion were uncommon (6.3%) and included 1 patient who died from oesophageal perforation.
CONCLUSION In refractory AVB, balloon tamponade salvage therapy is associated with high rates of primary haemostasis with low rates of serious complications. Re-bleeding and mortality however, remain high.
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- Charlotte Y Keung
- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Melbourne 3128, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
- Monash Digital Therapeutics and Innovation Laboratory, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
- Department of Medicine, Monash University, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Eastern Health, Melbourne 3128, Victoria, Australia
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- Department of Gastroenterology, Monash Health, Melbourne 3168, Victoria, Australia
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