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Prognostic Assessment of Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis

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Acute variceal bleeding (AVB) is one of the most common complications of liver cirrhosis with a high morbidity and mortality. Despite the improved management strategy, the mortality of patients with AVB is still very high. An adequate selection of high-risk patients could help to optimize the management strategy and further improve the outcomes. Many prognostic assessment methods of AVB in cirrhotic patients have been identified. In the present chapter, we briefly reviewed the prognostic assessment of AVB in patients with liver cirrhosis.

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Wang, R., Silva-Junior, G., Guo, X., Qi, X. (2021). Prognostic Assessment of Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis. In: Guo, X., Qi, X. (eds) Variceal Bleeding in Liver Cirrhosis. Springer, Singapore. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-981-15-7249-4_10

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