Randomized double-blind studies of polysaccharide gel compared with glue and other agents for hemostasis of large veins and bleeding canine esophageal or gastric varices

Journal of Trauma - Injury, Infection and Critical Care

Volumn 57, Issue 1 SUPPL., 2004, Pages

  Jensen, Dennis M ^a,b   Machicado, Gustavo A ^a   Hirabayashi, Ken ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

^b VA GREATER LOS ANGELES HEALTHCARE SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Abdominal varices; Esophageal varices; Gastric varices; Hemostatic agents; Venous collaterals

Indexed keywords

ALCOHOL; ENBUCRILATE; F2 POLY N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; F4 POLY N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; GLUE; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; MONOETHANOLAMINE OLEATE; MORRHUATE SODIUM; N ACETYLGLUCOSAMINE; POLYMER; POLYSACCHARIDE; SCLEROSING AGENT; UNCLASSIFIED DRUG;

ANIMAL EXPERIMENT; ANIMAL MODEL; ANIMAL TISSUE; ARTICLE; BLEEDING; COLLATERAL CIRCULATION; CONTROLLED STUDY; DISEASE MODEL; DOG; DRUG EFFICACY; DRUG SAFETY; ESOPHAGUS ULCER; ESOPHAGUS VARICES BLEEDING; GEL; HEMOSTASIS; NONHUMAN; PORTAL HYPERTENSION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SAFETY; STOMACH ULCER; STOMACH VARICES;

EID: 4043175526     PISSN: 00225282     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/01.ta.0000136748.42934.ab     Document Type: Article

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