Bleeding from varices is a medical emergency. If the bleeding is not controlled quickly, a person may go into shock or die. Even after the bleeding has been stopped, there can be serious complications, such as pneumonia, sepsis, liver failure, kidney failure, confusion, and coma. A liver transplant may be done in cases of end-stage liver disease. 2  Devascularization. 3  A surgical procedure that removes the bleeding varices. 4  This procedure is done when a TIPS or a surgical shunt isn't possible or unsuccessful in controlling the bleeding.
â¢ CHARGE UNIT (noun). The noun CHARGE UNIT has 1 sense: 1. a measure of the quantity of electricity (determined by the amount of an electric current and the time for which it flows). Familiarity information: CHARGE UNIT used as a noun is very rare.
Refer to a unit in the Units package by indexing the name or symbol with the context, for example, coulomb[SI] or e[Atomic]; or, if the context is indicated as the default, by using only the unit name or symbol, for example, coulomb or e. The units of electric charge are defined as follows.