Prophylactic use of antibiotics in endoscopic injection of tissue adhesive for the elective treatment of gastric varices: A randomized controlled study.
Chengfeng LiuLili MaJian WangFeng LiYujen TsengTiancheng LuoXiao Qing ZengShi-Yao ChenPublished in: Journal of gastroenterology and hepatology (2019)
Our study illustrated that prophylactic use of antibiotics in selective endoscopic injection of tissue adhesive reduced the incidence of the total clinical events in perioperative period and had a trend towards lower rebleeding in 2 months.