Association of transdermal nitroglycerin to vasopressin infusion in the treatment of variceal hemorrhage: A placebo‐controlled clinical trial
Bosch J, Groszmann R, García‐Pagán J, Terés J, García‐Tsao G, Navasa M, Mas A, Rodés J. Association of transdermal nitroglycerin to vasopressin infusion in the treatment of variceal hemorrhage: A placebo‐controlled clinical trial. Hepatology 1989, 10: 962-968. PMID: 2511136, DOI: 10.1002/hep.1840100612.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsTransdermal nitroglycerinVariceal hemorrhageVariceal bleedingPlacebo-controlled clinical trialActive variceal bleedingEffectiveness of vasopressinDouble-blind techniqueSlow-release preparationHospital mortalityTransfusion requirementsRecurrent bleedingBalloon tamponadeCirrhotic patientsEmergency surgeryVasopressin infusionClinical trialsDefinitive controlDrug combinationsTotal doseNitroglycerinBleedingHemorrhagePatientsInitial controlVasopressin