Portal hypertensive bleeding in cirrhosis: Risk stratification, diagnosis, and management: 2016 practice guidance by the American Association for the study of liver diseases.
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...Recommendations regarding management of coagulopathy and thrombocytopenia cannot be made based on currently available data.(168,169,199) As mentioned above vasoactive drug therapy should be initiated as soon as AVH is suspected....
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...024 which is considered the main treatment outcome by consensus.(168,199) Blood volume restitution should be initiated promptly to restore and maintain haemodynamic stability to ensure tissue perfusion and oxygen delivery....
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...024 prophylactic antibiotics, up to 10–15% of patients with AVH have persistent bleeding or early rebleeding.(195,199) In such cases, TIPS should be considered as the rescue therapy of choice....
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...Antibiotic prophylaxis is recommended because it reduces the incidence of infections and improves control of bleeding and survival.(199,208) Ceftriaxone (1 g/24 h) for up to seven days, is the first choice in patients with advanced cirrhosis, in those on quinolone prophylaxis and in hospital settings with high prevalence of quinolone-resistant bacterial infections....
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...worsening of liver fibrosis, cirrhosis decompensation, and lack of regression of cirrhosis in patients with viral cirrhosis,((29-31)) whereas even moderate alcohol intake can lead to worsening PP and has been shown to worsen prognosis of hepatitis C virus (HCV)- and nonalcoholic steatohepatitis (NASH)-related cirrhosis....
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...Because thin septa are considered more susceptible to resorption/degradation, patients in this stage are the most likely to show regression to a noncirrhotic stage with treatment of etiology,((74)) as has been demonstrated in patients with HBV (hepatitis B virus) cirrhosis.((31)) In addition to eliminating or suppressing the etiologic agent (e....
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