Effectiveness of Combined Pharmacologic and Ligation Therapy in High-Risk Patients With Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding

The combination of somatostatin, antibiotics, and endoscopic ligation after an acute variceal bleeding in a real-life situation is associated with very low mortality. Child-Pugh C patients with baseline creatinine ≥1.0 mg/dl should be considered high-risk patients in this setting.