Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleeding
Several methods have been used to treat acute variceal hemorrhage. Sclerotherapy is the method of choice. The use of vasoactive drugs is popular despite unsatisfactory effect and systemic hemodynamic adverse effects. The recently introduced longacting somatostatin analogue, octreotide, is more effec...
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
1997-01-01
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| description | Several methods have been used to treat acute variceal hemorrhage. Sclerotherapy is the method of choice. The use of vasoactive drugs is popular despite unsatisfactory effect and systemic hemodynamic adverse effects. The recently introduced longacting somatostatin analogue, octreotide, is more effective and has no systemic adverse effects. It may be used while waiting for emergency sclerotherapy or in combination with sclerotherapy in patients with high risk of rebleeding. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-f0685d04dc4a4454a8a265de1a9f84dd2022-12-21T21:56:34ZengWolters Kluwer Medknow PublicationsThe Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology1319-37671997-01-013137Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleedingBeauchant MichelSeveral methods have been used to treat acute variceal hemorrhage. Sclerotherapy is the method of choice. The use of vasoactive drugs is popular despite unsatisfactory effect and systemic hemodynamic adverse effects. The recently introduced longacting somatostatin analogue, octreotide, is more effective and has no systemic adverse effects. It may be used while waiting for emergency sclerotherapy or in combination with sclerotherapy in patients with high risk of rebleeding.http://www.saudijgastro.com/article.asp?issn=1319-3767;year=1997;volume=3;issue=1;spage=3;epage=7;aulast=Beauchant |
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| title | Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleeding |
| title_full | Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleeding |
| title_fullStr | Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleeding |
| title_full_unstemmed | Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleeding |
| title_short | Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleeding |
| title_sort | vasoactive drugs in the management of acute variceal bleeding |
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