Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage
BACKGROUND: Acute variceal hemorrhage is a serious complication of liver disease and hospital outcome is closely related to infection. Patients with cirrhosis are at greater risk for developing bacterial infection, which is associated with failure to control bleeding and higher rates of hospital mor...
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| description | BACKGROUND: Acute variceal hemorrhage is a serious complication of liver disease and hospital outcome is closely related to infection. Patients with cirrhosis are at greater risk for developing bacterial infection, which is associated with failure to control bleeding and higher rates of hospital mortality. Many clinical practice guidelines endorse antimicrobial prophylaxis as standard of care for cirrhotic patients. |
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| spelling | doaj-art-2091757bdd4e4b258bdc9e924a6270cb2025-08-20T02:03:58ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79002005-01-01191060761110.1155/2005/759360Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal HemorrhageKerry Wilbur0Kiran Sidhu1CSU Pharmaceutical Sciences, Vancouver General Hospital, CanadaFaculty of Pharmaceutical Sciences, University of British Columbia, Vancouver, British Columbia, CanadaBACKGROUND: Acute variceal hemorrhage is a serious complication of liver disease and hospital outcome is closely related to infection. Patients with cirrhosis are at greater risk for developing bacterial infection, which is associated with failure to control bleeding and higher rates of hospital mortality. Many clinical practice guidelines endorse antimicrobial prophylaxis as standard of care for cirrhotic patients.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2005/759360 |
| spellingShingle | Kerry Wilbur Kiran Sidhu Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology |
| title | Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage |
| title_full | Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage |
| title_fullStr | Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage |
| title_full_unstemmed | Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage |
| title_short | Antimicrobial Therapy in Patients with Acute Variceal Hemorrhage |
| title_sort | antimicrobial therapy in patients with acute variceal hemorrhage |
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