Systematic review: Terlipressin in acute oesophageal variceal haemorrhage

Alimentary Pharmacology and Therapeutics

Volumn 17, Issue 1, 2003, Pages 53-64

  Ioannou, G N ^a   Doust, J ^b   Rockey, Don C ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF WASHINGTON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b FLINDERS MEDICAL CENTRE   (Australia)

^c DUKE UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

OCTREOTIDE; SOMATOSTATIN; TERLIPRESSIN; VASOPRESSIN;

ABDOMINAL PAIN; ADJUVANT THERAPY; BALLOON; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; BRADYCARDIA; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG FATALITY; DRUG INDUCED DISEASE; DRUG SAFETY; EMERGENCY TREATMENT; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEADACHE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HEMOSTASIS; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; NECROSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; RESPIRATORY FAILURE; REVIEW; RISK ASSESSMENT; SHOCK; SUDDEN DEATH; TREATMENT FAILURE; TREATMENT OUTCOME; ULCER; WITHDRAWAL SYNDROME;

ESOPHAGEAL AND GASTRIC VARICES; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; LYSINE VASOPRESSIN; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; VASOCONSTRICTOR AGENTS;

EID: 0037251257     PISSN: 02692813     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1046/j.1365-2036.2003.01356.x     Document Type: Review

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