The timing of endoscopic management for esophageal variceal bleeding significantly affects patient outcomes, according to results presented at the American Foregut Society 2024 Annual Meeting.
Using data from the National Inpatient Sample (NIS), investigators found that delays in endoscopic intervention, particularly delays beyond 48 hours, are associated with increased mortality, hospitalization costs and complication rates such as sepsis and acute kidney injury (abstract 66).
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