title: Drug treatment for haematemesis and melaena.
abstract: Searches for useful medical treatments for upper gastrointestinal bleeding have generally ignored the need for very large case numbers if useful effects are to be detected. Available results are compatible with clinically valuable treatment effects, which can only be detected if present in very large studies.
mesh_terms: D002986:Clinical Trials as Topic; D004381:Duodenal Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D006396:Hematemesis / Q000188:drug therapy*; D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists / Q000627:therapeutic use; D006801:Humans; D053685:Laser Therapy; D008551:Melena / Q000188:drug therapy*; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000517:prevention & control; D013004:Somatostatin / Q000627:therapeutic use; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000150:complications; D014148:Tranexamic Acid / Q000627:therapeutic use
chemical_list: D006635:Histamine H2 Antagonists; D013004:Somatostatin; D014148:Tranexamic Acid