Endoscopic screening for esophageal varices in cirrhosis: Is it ever cost effective?

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Direct Costs of Care in a Randomized Controlled Trial of Endoscopic Sclerotherapy versus Emergency Portacaval Shunt for Bleeding Esophageal Varices in Cirrhosis—Part 4

✍ Marshall J. Orloff; Jon I. Isenberg; Henry O. Wheeler; Kevin S. Haynes; Horacio 📂 Article 📅 2010 🏛 Springer-Verlag 🌐 English ⚖ 258 KB

## Background Emergency treatment of bleeding esophageal varices (BEV) in cirrhotic patients is of prime importance because of the high mortality rate surrounding the episode of acute bleeding. Nevertheless, there is a paucity of randomized controlled trials of emergency surgical therapy and no rep