The Use of Vasopressin in the Treatment of Upper Gastrointestinal Haemorrhage
- 1 January 1990
- journal article
- review article
- Published by Springer Nature in Drugs
- Vol. 39 (1) , 38-53
- https://doi.org/10.2165/00003495-199039010-00004
Abstract
Vasopressin is a potent vasoconstrictor which greatly reduces mesenteric blood flow. In patients with portal hypertension this results in decreased portal venous flow and portal pressure. Because of...Keywords
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