Multicenter randomized controlled trial of terlipressin versus sclerotherapy in the treatment of acute variceal bleeding: The TEST Study

Hepatology

Volumn 32, Issue 3, 2000, Pages 471-476

  Escorsell, Àngels ^a   Ruiz Del Arbol, Luis ^b   Planas, Ramon ^c   Albillos, Agustín ^d   Bañares, Rafael ^e   Calès, Paul ^f   Pateron, Dominique ^g   Bernard, Brigitte ^h   Vinel, Jean Pierre ⁱ   Bosch, Jaume ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BARCELONA   (Spain)

^b UNIVERSITY OF ALCALÁ   (Spain)

^c HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARI GERMANS TRIAS I PUJOL   (Spain)

^d HOSPITAL UNIVERSITARIO PUERTA DE HIERRO   (Spain)

^e UNIVERSIDAD COMPLUTENSE DE MADRID   (Spain)

^f ANGERS UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (France)

^g HÔPITAL JEAN VERDIER   (France)

^h PITIÉ SALPÊTRIÈRE HOSPITAL   (France)

ⁱ CHU PURPAN   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

TERLIPRESSIN;

ARTICLE; CARDIOTOXICITY; CLINICAL TRIAL; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG TOLERANCE; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; GASTROINTESTINAL TOXICITY; HUMAN; HYPONATREMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCLEROTHERAPY; SEIZURE; SURVIVAL; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0033848902     PISSN: 02709139     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1053/jhep.2000.16601     Document Type: Article

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