Variceal bleeding acute hemorrhage

Clinical improvement or resolution of acute complications, such as variceal bleeding, and resolution of hemodynamic instability for an episode of acute variceal hemorrhage. 

EBL is the recommended form of endoscopic therapy for acute variceal bleeding, although endoscopic injection sclerotherapy (injection of 1 to 4 mL of a sclerosing agent into the lumen of the varices) may be used if the ligation is technically difficult. EBL is often used for upper GI tract hemorrhage secondary to portal hypertension and varices. 

The management of varices involves three strategies (a) primary prophylaxis (prevention of the first bleeding episode) (b) treatment of acute variceal hemorrhage and (c) secondary prophylaxis, prevention of rebleeding in patients who have previously bled. °... 

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