Clinical practice guidelines: management of acute variceal bleeding. Manual. Health Technology Assessment Unit, Putrajaya, Malaysia. (2007)
Abstract
Gastroesophageal variceal bleeding accounts for 10-30% of upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage and is a major cause of death in patients with cirrhosis. The prevalence of oesophageal varices in patients with cirrhosis varies from 24-81%. At the time of diagnosis of cirrhosis, oesophageal varices are present in about 60% of decompensated and 30% of compensated patients. Variceal bleeding accounts for 6.4% of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in Malaysia. Fifteen percent (105/699) of emergency endoscopy for upper gastrointestinal bleeding performed in Selayang Hospital are due to acute variceal bleeding (unpublished data). The aetiology of cirrhosis in Malaysia is mainly due to hepatitis B or alcohol. The majority of patients who presented with variceal bleeding are Chinese followed by Indians.
| Item Type: | Monograph (Manual) |
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| Keywords: | Variceal Bleeding, Cirrhosis, Oesophageal varices, Gastric varices |
| Taxonomy: | By Subject > Health Sciences > Nursing |
| Local Content Hub: | Subjects > Health Sciences |
| Depositing User: | Farleen Azrina Zamberi |
| Date Deposited: | 05 Jul 2022 05:42 |
| Last Modified: | 05 Jul 2022 05:42 |
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