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Acute Variceal Bleeding

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Vasoactive Drugs as 1 st line therapy<br />

• A Cochrane metaanalysis<br />

of 15 RCTs<br />

– Sclerotherapy vs<br />

Vasoactive drugs as<br />

1 st line therapy<br />

– Vasoactive drugs is<br />

better, controlling<br />

bleeding in 83% of<br />

patients<br />

D'Amico G et al. Gastroenterology 2003

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