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factor also reported in the series of Kamba et al. [19].
5. CONCLUSION
The degree of liver cell failure influenced the occurrence
of rebleeding after an episode of variceal bleeding in
cirrhotic patients. The advanced age of patients, low
prothrombin time, low rates of serum sodium and of
platelets count, and high transaminase rate were predic-
tors of early mortality in these patients.
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