Therapeutic benefit of vaso-active drugs for acute variceal bleeding: a real pharmacological effect, or a side-effect of definitions in trials?

Hepatology. 1996 Sep;24(3):737-9. doi: 10.1002/hep.510240344.
No abstract available

Publication types

  • Comparative Study

MeSH terms

  • Double-Blind Method
  • Drug Combinations
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / drug therapy*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / etiology*
  • Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / therapy
  • Humans
  • Lypressin / analogs & derivatives
  • Lypressin / therapeutic use
  • Nitroglycerin / therapeutic use
  • Octreotide / therapeutic use
  • Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic
  • Sclerotherapy
  • Terlipressin
  • Varicose Veins / complications*
  • Varicose Veins / therapy

Substances

  • Drug Combinations
  • Lypressin
  • Terlipressin
  • Nitroglycerin
  • Octreotide