Antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of rebleeding in acute variceal hemorrhage: A randomized trial

• Published in: Journal of pharmacology & pharmacotherapeutics Vol. 6; no. 1; pp. 24 - 29
• Main Authors: Agarwal, Ajit, Kumar, Sathasivam Suresh, Sadasivan, Jagdish, Kate, Vikram
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: India Medknow Publications and Media Pvt. Ltd 01.01.2015; Sage Publications Ltd; Medknow Publications & Media Pvt Ltd
• Subjects: Antibiotic prophylaxis; Antibiotics; Consent; Endoscopy; Hemorrhage; Hypertension; Infections; Intubation; Liver cirrhosis; Methods; Mortality; Prevention; Research Paper; Studies; Urinary tract diseases; Urogenital system; India; endoscopic variceal ligation; Child–Pugh score; rebleeding index; esophageal varices; ofloxacin prophylaxis; hemetemesis

To assess the role of antibiotic prophylaxis in the prevention of rebleeding in acute variceal hemorrhage. A total of 60 patients who underwent endoscopic therapy for bleeding esophageal varices were randomized into the prophylaxis group and the on-demand group. Patients in the prophylaxis group rec...