Band ligation vs no intervention or a sham procedure
All‐cause mortality · children with portal hypertension and large oesophageal varices, without previous gastrointestinal bleeding or beta‐blocker treatment
It is very uncertain whether band ligation changes all‐cause mortality compared with sham or no intervention (very low certainty).
1 finding from 1 review
- Band ligation versus sham or no intervention for primary prophylaxis of oesophageal variceal bleeding in children and… 2021 · Cochrane Headline outcomes onlyRR 2.54 [0.11, 56.25]1 study · 22 participantsVery low