DDAVP and life-threatening diffuse gastric bleeding in uraemia. Case report.
Bleeding in uraemia is frequently manifest as diffuse gastric mucosal haemorrhage. In a patient with acute renal failure, prolonged bleeding time and life-threatening bleeding of this type, effective haemostasis was established with platelet-rich blood products and 1-deamino-8-D-arginine vasopressin (DDAVP).
D000328:Adult; D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D005260:Female; D006471:Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000209:etiology; D006801:Humans; D014511:Uremia / Q000150:complications*
D003894:Deamino Arginine Vasopressin