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Gastrointest. Endosc. Clin. N. Am. · Apr 1999
ReviewPharmacologic intervention during the acute bleeding episode.
- A Nader and N D Grace.
- Tufts University School of Medicine, Faulkner Hospital, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
- Gastrointest. Endosc. Clin. N. Am. 1999 Apr 1; 9 (2): 287-99.
AbstractThe risk of recurrent variceal bleeding after an acute episode of bleeding has been controlled in significant with rebleeding rates as high as 80% between one and two years. Pharmacologic therapy has a definite role in the prevention of recurrent variceal bleeding and should be started as soon as the acute bleeding event has been controlled. Serial hemodynamic measurements are critical for success. Non-selective beta-blocker therapy is a reasonable first line approach followed by the addition of a long-acting nitrate for patients not achieving a 20% reduction in the hepatic venous pressure gradient. Most patients will require combination pharmacotherapy or combined endoscopic therapy with pharmacotherapy.
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