2 results
Antibiotic Prophylaxis for Endoscopy (ASGE 2015) 

Give Antibiotics: 
 - PEG tube placement (or PEG-J)
Cirrhosis & GI bleeding ... or mediastinal cysts ... grafts/cardiac devices ... ICD/pacers) - Orthopedic ... #Indications #Gastroenterology
Evidence for Treatment of Acute Esophageal Variceal Bleeding
 • Octreotide (PMID: 11870374) - Endoscopic banding +
Evidence for Treatment ... endoscopic banding • Antibiotics ... around 90% of cases ... varices #management #ebm ... #evidence #gastroenterology