PROGNOSTIC SIGNIFICANCE OF PORTAL PRESSURE IN PATIENTS WITH BLEEDING ESOPHAGEAL-VARICES

Abstract

Portal pressure was determined in 76 patients during acute bleeding varices, and the degree of portal hypertension was related to the cessation or noncessation of hemorrhage with nonoperative management. A direct relationship between the severity of hemorrhage and the degree of portal hypertension was established. Portal pressure may be determined as soon as feasible when bleeding varices are suspected and other causes of hemorrhage carefully excluded. The obtained data are of great prognostic significance and might be helpful in planning the course of therapy in these individuals.