A randomized trial was undertaken to determine efficacy of nitroglycerin when added to a vasopressin infusion in both reducing the complication rate and giving improved control of acute variceal hemorrhage. Seventy-two bleeding episodes in 57 patients were included, with vasopressin being used on 34
Efficacy of somatostatin and vasopressin in the control of acute variceal hemorrhage
✍ Scribed by S. A. Jenkins; J. N. Baxter; W. Corbett; P. Devitt; J. Ware; R. Shields; D. Kravetz; J. Terés; J. Bosch; J. Bruix; J. Rodés
- Publisher
- John Wiley and Sons
- Year
- 1985
- Tongue
- English
- Weight
- 212 KB
- Volume
- 5
- Category
- Article
- ISSN
- 0270-9139
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