Saves the questions and what to expect into your notes, next to the visit they belong to.
Keep this study
Lead
Govind Ballabh Pant Hospital
Age
8–75
Sex
ALL
Healthy volunteers
Not accepted
You may be eligible if
Patients presenting to G B Pant Hospital, New Delhi, with history of hematemesis and/or melena and proven to have esophageal varices as the bleeding source on upper GI endoscopy were included in the study.
You may not be if
A history of undergoing endoscopic sclerotherapy (EST), EVL, or cyanoacrylate injection;
A history of surgery for portal hypertension;
Coexisting malignancy;
Severe cardiopulmonary or renal disease;
A history of severe side-effects or contraindications to beta-blockers like bronchial asthma, uncontrolled diabetes mellitus, heart failure, peripheral vascular disease, prostatic hypertrophy, arterial hypotension (systolic blood pressure \< 100 mm Hg), bradycardia (basal heart rate \<55 beats per minute), or complete heart block; and
Refusal to give consent to participate in the trial.
Clareo Health | Endoscopic Variceal Ligation (EVL)+ Drugs Versus Endoscopic Variceal Ligation (EVL) Alone For Secondary Prophylaxis
