PREDICTION OF BLEEDING OF THE ESOPHAGEAL VARIX IN PATIENTS WITH CIRRHOSIS OF LIVER / 解放军医学杂志

ABSTRACT

This article reports on 217 patients with cirrhosis before sclerotherapy. It was observed that there was relationship between the 10 indexes and bleeding, i.e. the diameter of portal vein in bleeding group 1.60?0.29 cm, portal venous flow 986.5?117.8 ml/min, free portal pressure 3.76?0.28 kPa, the esophageal variceal pressure 3.56?0.25 kPa. In the patients with no bleeding, the value were 1.40?0.16 cm, 831.7?53.6 ml/min, 2.79?0.33 kPa, and 2.75?0.31 kPa, respectively. Differences between two groups were significant (P