Survival and Control of Bleeding Clinical Trial
Official title:
San Diego Bleeding Esophageal Varices Study
In unselected cirrhotic patients with bleeding esophageal varices to compare the influence
on mortality rate, duration of life, quality of life, and economic costs of treatment of:
- Emergency portacaval shunt, and
- Emergency and long-term endoscopic sclerotherapy.
See attached Synopsis - APPENDIX 1 ;
Allocation: Randomized, Intervention Model: Parallel Assignment, Masking: Single Blind (Investigator), Primary Purpose: Treatment