TY - JOUR

T1 - Bacteriaemia after injection sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices

AU - Hegnhøj, Jens

AU - Andersen, Jens Rikardt

AU - Jarløv, Jens Otto

AU - Bendtsen, Flemming

AU - Rasmussen, Henrik Sandvad

N1 - (Ekstern)

PY - 1988

Y1 - 1988

N2 - Thirty consecutive alcoholic patients with biopsy‐proven cirrhosis of the liver and oesophageal varices underwent a total of 47 upper intestinal endoscopies. During 31 of the endoscopies paravariceal sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices was performed. Blood cultures were drawn before and after the procedures. Bacteriaemia after endoscopy was detected on seven occasions: six after sclerotherapy and one after endoscopy without sclerotherapy. This difference did not reach statistical significance. The microorganisms cultured belonged to the normal flora of the skin or the oropharynx. Bacteriaemia was transient and had no clinical consequences.

AB - Thirty consecutive alcoholic patients with biopsy‐proven cirrhosis of the liver and oesophageal varices underwent a total of 47 upper intestinal endoscopies. During 31 of the endoscopies paravariceal sclerotherapy of oesophageal varices was performed. Blood cultures were drawn before and after the procedures. Bacteriaemia after endoscopy was detected on seven occasions: six after sclerotherapy and one after endoscopy without sclerotherapy. This difference did not reach statistical significance. The microorganisms cultured belonged to the normal flora of the skin or the oropharynx. Bacteriaemia was transient and had no clinical consequences.

KW - Bacteriemia

KW - Endoscopy

KW - Esophageal varices

KW - Liver cirrhosis

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U2 - 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1988.tb00986.x

DO - 10.1111/j.1600-0676.1988.tb00986.x

M3 - Journal article

C2 - 3260654

AN - SCOPUS:0023889078

VL - 8

SP - 167

EP - 171

JO - Liver

JF - Liver

SN - 0106-9543

IS - 3

ER -