title: Problems in assessing pharmacologic treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
abstract: Therapeutic effects are plausible, and drugs are widely used to treat hemorrhage from peptic ulcers. Available data, however, are inadequate to establish the usefulness of pharmacologic measures.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
authors.forename: M J
authors.initials: MJ
authors.lastname: Langman
mesh_terms: D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D009853:Omeprazole / Q000627:therapeutic use; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy*; D012107:Research Design; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D013004:Somatostatin; D009853:Omeprazole