AASLD 2024 — AASLD Practice Guidance on risk stratification and management of portal hypertension and varices in cirrhosis

For acute variceal hemorrhage, combine prompt vasoactive therapy and endoscopic therapy with short-course antibacterial prophylaxis (commonly ceftriaxone 1 g IV daily in hospitalized patients where appropriate). Duration is generally no more than 7 days and should be individualized to clinical stability, hemorrhage control, discharge, local resistance and patient-specific factors rather than taught as an obligatory exact 7-day course.