TY - JOUR T1 - Portal hypertension and bleeding esophageal and gastric varices: a surgical approach to treatment. A1 - Ellis,P D, PY - 1977/9/1/pubmed PY - 1977/9/1/medline PY - 1977/9/1/entrez SP - 791 EP - 8 JF - Heart & lung : the journal of critical care JO - Heart Lung VL - 6 IS - 5 N2 - Ascites, hepatic encephalopathy, and bleeding esophageal and gastric varices are frequent consequences of hepatic disease and portal hypertension. Variceal bleeding, however, is the most dangerous sequel and the most yielding to surgical intervention. Portal decompression by the shunting procedure is instituted in order to decrease the risk of future gastrointestinal hemorrhage. The presence of hepatic disease and alterations in hepatic blood flow following the procedure present implications for postoperative management of fluid and electrolyte balance, mental status, ventilation, and coagulation. SN - 0147-9563 UR - https://www.unboundmedicine.com/medline/citation/302256/Portal_hypertension_and_bleeding_esophageal_and_gastric_varices:_a_surgical_approach_to_treatment_ L2 - https://www.diseaseinfosearch.org/result/5881 DB - PRIME DP - Unbound Medicine ER -