Which of the following statements regarding management of acute variceal bleeding is false?
Upper gastrointestinal endoscopy should be performed early, in the first 12 hours after admission.
Blood transfusion should be given in order to obtain a hemoglobin level between 7 and 8 g/dl.
Endoscopic band ligation is preferred over injection-sclerotherapy as it provides better bleeding and re-bleeding control and has fewer adverse events.
Variceal bleeding stops spontaneously in only 10% of cases.
In case the patient is hemodynamically unstable, a balloon tamponade (Sengstaken-Blakemore for esophageal varices or Linton for both esophageal and gastric varices) can be used in order to control the bleeding until a definitive management can be offered.
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