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 SingalNicole E RichPublished 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.