A Study on the Risk of Rebleeding Within 30 Days After Discharge in Patients With Cirrhosis and Acute Variceal Bleeding Following Short-term Albumin Infusion

The impact of albumin administration in cirrhotics with acute variceal hemorrhage (AVH) is controversial. We aim to investigate the short-term rebleeding risk associated with albumin administration in a retrospective study of hospitalized cirrhotics with AVH with stable hemodynamics. This retrospective analysis includes clinical data of cirrhosis patients with acute variceal bleeding admitted to our hospital from January 2021 to October 2023. Propensity score matching will be performed to account for potential confounders associated with albumin use for outcome analysis. According to the outcome, patients will be divided into rebleeding group and non-rebleeding group. To investigate the impact of albumin infusion on the rebleeding risk in the propensity-matched cohort, patients will be divided into albumin user group and albumin non-user group. The primary outcome is the rebleeding risk within 30 days after discharge.