Vasoactive drugs in the management of acute Variceal bleeding
Saudi Journal of Gastroenterology [The]. 1997; 3 (1): 3-7
in English
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| ID: emr-46845
ABSTRACT
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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Index:
IMEMR (Eastern Mediterranean)
Main subject:
Varicose Veins
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Somatostatin
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Octreotide
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Esophageal and Gastric Varices
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Sclerotherapy
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Acute Disease
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Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage
Limits:
Humans
Language:
English
Journal:
Saudi J. Gastroenterol.
Year:
1997
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