Perceptions on the management of varices and on the use of albumin in patients with cirrhosis among GI specialists in Austria.

Nikolaus PfistererCaroline SchmidbauerFlorian RiedlAndreas MaieronVanessa StadlbauerBarbara HennlichRemy SchwarzerAndreas PuespoekTheresa BucsicsMaria EffenbergerSimona BotaMichael GschwantlerMarkus Peck-RadosavljevicMattias MandorferChristian MadlMichael TraunerThomas Reiberger

Published in: Wiener klinische Wochenschrift (2020)

The reported management of PH and varices is mostly adherent to guidelines, but endoscopic surveillance in patients without varices is too intense and EBL is overused in the setting of PP. Knowledge on the correct use of early TIPS must be improved among Austrian specialists. Albumin use is widely unrestricted in Austria; however, albumin is often underdosed in established indications.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
healthcare
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
primary care
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
patient reported outcomes
patient reported