Real-world efficacy of antibiotic prophylaxis for upper gastrointestinal bleeding in cirrhotic patients in Japan.

Masayuki UenoTakashi FujiwaraHironobu TokumasuToshifumi ManoTakahisa KayaharaHiroyuki TakabatakeYouichi MorimotoKazuhiro MatsuedaToshio FukuokaMotowo Mizuno

Published in: Journal of gastroenterology (2023)

Under current real-world circumstances in Japan, prophylactic antibiotics were prescribed in only 11.5% of cirrhotic patients with UGIB and were not associated with better clinical outcomes.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
patient reported outcomes