Alcohol consumption and risk of infection after a variceal bleeding in low-risk patients.

Irene ConejoSalvador AugustinMónica PonsMeritxell Ventura-CotsAntonio GonzálezRafael EstebanJoan Genescà

Published in: Liver international : official journal of the International Association for the Study of the Liver (2015)

Alcohol consumption significantly increased the risk of infection after a variceal bleeding in previously considered low-risk patients. Within Child-Pugh A class, patients with active alcohol consumption should not be considered at low risk of infection.

Keyphrases

alcohol consumption
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
atrial fibrillation