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Nosocomial septicemia in patients undergoing sclerotherapy for variceal hemorrhage.

Abstract
The data of 19 consecutive unselected patients undergoing emergency sclerotherapy who were admitted to a single intensive care unit throughout the course of one year, were analyzed retrospectively for clinical and bacteriological signs of septicemia after the first sclerotherapy session. Ten had fever and/or chills, and in six of these patients microorganisms were cultured from arterial blood or central venous catheter tips. The data show that about one-third of patients with liver cirrhosis and acute variceal hemorrhage undergoing emergency sclerotherapy may develop septic disease.
AuthorsH H Gerhartz, T Sauerbruch, M Weinzierl, G Ruckdeschel
JournalEndoscopy (Endoscopy) Vol. 16 Issue 4 Pg. 129-30 (Jul 1984) ISSN: 0013-726X [Print] Germany
PMID6332011 (Publication Type: Journal Article)
Chemical References
  • Sclerosing Solutions
  • Polidocanol
  • Polyethylene Glycols
Topics
  • Adult
  • Aged
  • Cross Infection (etiology)
  • Emergencies
  • Esophageal and Gastric Varices (therapy)
  • Female
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage (therapy)
  • Humans
  • Injections (adverse effects)
  • Liver Cirrhosis (complications)
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Polidocanol
  • Polyethylene Glycols (administration & dosage)
  • Retrospective Studies
  • Sclerosing Solutions (administration & dosage)
  • Sepsis (etiology)

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