Betablockers do not increase efficacy of band ligation in primary prophylaxis but they improve survival in secondary prophylaxis of variceal bleeding.
Nikolaus PfistererC DexheimerE-M FuchsTheresa A BucsicsP SchwablMattias MandorferI GesslL SandrieserL BaumannF RiedlBernhard ScheinerT PachofszkyW DolakC Schrutka-KölblArnulf FerlitschM Schöniger-HekeleM Peck-RadosavljevicM TraunerC MadlThomas ReibergerPublished in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2018)
EBL alone seems sufficient for PP of variceal bleeding. In SP, the addition of NSBB to EBL was associated with an improved survival within the first 6 months after EBL.
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