Comparison of Intravenous Somatostatin and Vasopressin Infusions in Treatment of Acute Variceal Hemorrhage

Hepatology

Volumn 4, Issue 3, 1984, Pages 442-446

  Kravetz, David ^a   Bosch, Jaime ^a   Terés, Josep ^a   Bruix, Jordi ^a   Rimola, Antoni ^a   Rodés, Juan ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

SODIUM; SOMATOSTATIN; VASOPRESSIN;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; COMPLICATION; DRUG THERAPY; EPIDEMIOLOGY; ESOPHAGUS; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LIVER; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MORTALITY; PERIPHERAL VASCULAR SYSTEM; THERAPY;

COMPARATIVE STUDY; ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INFUSIONS, PARENTERAL; LIVER CIRRHOSIS; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; SOMATOSTATIN; VASOPRESSINS;

EID: 0021282453     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: 15273350     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840040315     Document Type: Article

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