Systematic review with meta-analysis: incidence of variceal hemorrhage in patients with cirrhosis undergoing transesophageal echocardiography.

Mobolaji OdewoleAhana SenEhiamen OkoruwaSarah R LieberThomas G CotterAnh D NguyenArjmand MuftiAmit G Singal Nicole E Rich

Published in: Alimentary pharmacology & therapeutics (2022)

The risk of bleeding complications following TEE is low in patients with cirrhosis, suggesting TEE is safe and risk stratification with upper endoscopy may not be necessary.

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risk factors
left ventricular
computed tomography
atrial fibrillation
pulmonary hypertension
small bowel