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Clinical Trial
. 1985 Jan 26;290(6464):275-8.
doi: 10.1136/bmj.290.6464.275.

A prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing somatostatin and vasopressin in controlling acute variceal haemorrhage

S A Jenkins, J N Baxter, W Corbett, P Devitt, J Ware, R Shields
Clinical Trial

A prospective randomised controlled clinical trial comparing somatostatin and vasopressin in controlling acute variceal haemorrhage

S A Jenkins et al. Br Med J (Clin Res Ed). .

Abstract

Twenty two patients were entered into a randomised controlled clinical trial comparing the efficacy of somatostatin and vasopressin in controlling acute variceal haemorrhage. Somatostatin was significantly more successful in controlling acute variceal haemorrhage than vasopressin (p = 0.003). Furthermore, no complications were observed during treatment with somatostatin.

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