Octreotide Therapy for Control of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Children
Eroglu Y, Emerick K, Whitingon P, Alonso E. Octreotide Therapy for Control of Acute Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Children. Journal Of Pediatric Gastroenterology And Nutrition 2004, 38: 41-47. DOI: 10.1002/j.1536-4801.2004.tb12106.x.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchAcute gastrointestinal bleedingGastrointestinal bleedingPortal hypertensionOctreotide infusionContinuous octreotide infusionRole of octreotideMajor adverse eventsIntrinsic liver diseaseGastrointestinal bleeding episodesDuration of infusionPercent of childrenOctreotide useBleeding episodesAdverse eventsMedical chartsClinical effectsLiver diseaseResults TwentyBleedingHypertensionInfusionMortalityRebleedingOctreotideChildren