Intra-Arterial Vasopressin Infusion — A Therapeutic Advance?

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Abstract
Acute upper gastrointestinal bleeding is still a major clinical problem and a major cause of death. Conservative methods of treating these patients remain unsatisfactory, and surgery is often the only alternative. In the management of these patients the blood volume is restored by transfusions initially, and then attempts are made to stop the bleeding and to find the cause. Efficient methods are available to correct the hypovolemia, but inability to stop the bleeding continues to be a problem.There are a number of methods used to stop bleeding, but all are wanting. Although most medical centers use local hypothermia (e.g., . . .