Validation of prognostic scores for clinical outcomes in cirrhotic patients with acute variceal bleeding.

Unlabelled: Background. The Rockall, Glasgow-Blatchford, and AIMS65 are useful and validated scoring systems for predicting the outcomes of patients with nonvariceal gastrointestinal bleeding. However, there are no validated evidence for using them to predict outcomes on variceal bleeding.

Hemodynamic effect of carvedilol vs. propranolol in cirrhotic patients: Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Background: Carvedilol appears to be more effective than propranolol in the treatment of portal hypertension in cirrhotic patients. Aim. To compare the effects of carvedilol vs.