Problems in assessing pharmacologic treatment of acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding.
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.
Langman
M J
MJ
Department of Medicine, Queen Elizabeth Hospital, Birmingham, UK.
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
D000933:Antifibrinolytic Agents; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D013004:Somatostatin; D009853:Omeprazole