The acute moality rate associated with each variceal bleeding is:
Variceal hemorrhage: Esophageal variceal bleeding is the second most common cause of severe UGI bleeding The acute moality rate with each bleed is approximately 30% Liver transplantation, can improve survival in selected patients. Ref:Sleisenger and Fordtran's,E-9,P-302
10%
20%
30%
40%