Prophylactic antibiotics confer no advantage in elective endoscopic treatment for cirrhotic patients with gastroesophageal variceal bleeding history

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World J Hepatol. Oct 27, 2026; 18(10): 124749
Published online Oct 27, 2026. doi: 10.4254/wjh.124749

Table 4 Postoperative inflammatory indices, median (interquartile range) or n (%)

Variables	AF	AP	P value
WBC count (10⁹/L)¹	3.3 (2.7, 4.4)	3.5 (2.6, 4.7)	0.241
Neutrophil count (10⁹/L)¹	2.2 (1.7, 3.0)	2.3 (1.7, 3.3)	0.684
Neutrophil percent (%)¹	68.4 (60.1, 75.1)	67.5 (57.0, 73.6)	0.229
C-reactive protein (> 10 mg/L)¹	4.6 (1.8, 6.7)	4.5 (1.6, 6.4)	0.414

¹Non-parametric Mann–Whitney U test was used.

AF: Antibiotic-free; AP: Antibiotic prophylaxis; WBC: White blood cell.

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Citation: Xue M, Zhong J, Zhu JN, Wu J, Zhong DD, Zhu CP, Chen Y, Wang LL, Hong YP, Wei W. Prophylactic antibiotics confer no advantage in elective endoscopic treatment for cirrhotic patients with gastroesophageal variceal bleeding history. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(10): 124749
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DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.4254/wjh.124749

Xue M, Zhong J, Zhu JN, Wu J, Zhong DD, Zhu CP, Chen Y, Wang LL, Hong YP, Wei W. Prophylactic antibiotics confer no advantage in elective endoscopic treatment for cirrhotic patients with gastroesophageal variceal bleeding history. World J Hepatol 2026; 18(10): 124749 [DOI: 10.4254/wjh.124749]

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