Clinical outcomes of sedation during emergency endoscopic band ligation for variceal bleeding: Multicenter cohort study.

Background And Aims: Few studies have directly compared the efficacy of sedated- and un-sedated endoscopic variceal ligation (EVL) for acute variceal bleeding. We aimed to determine whether sedation during EVL in patients with variceal bleeding is safe and effective.

Methods: We analyzed data from patients who underwent EVL for acute variceal bleeding according to sedation in six hospitals of Hallym University Medical Center.