Low-dose continuous terlipressin infusion is effective and safer than intravenous bolus injections in reducing portal pressure and control of acute variceal bleeding
Vinod Arora, Shakti Prasad Choudhary, Rakhi Maiwall, Rajan Vijayaraghavan, Ankur Jindal, Guresh Kumar, Shiv Kumar Sarin
Topics & Concepts
TerlipressinMedicineBolus (digestion)Esophageal varicesPortal venous pressurePortal hypertensionCirrhosisAdverse effectHepatorenal syndromeGastroenterologyAnesthesiaHepatologyInternal medicineLiver Disease and TransplantationOrgan Transplantation Techniques and OutcomesClinical Nutrition and Gastroenterology