A prospective study comparing the efficacy of early administration of terlipressin and somatostatin for the control of acute variceal bleeding in patients with cirrhosis
- Authors
- Seo Y.S.; Um S.H.; Hyun J.J.; Kim Y.H.; Park S.; Keum B.R.; Kim Y.S.; Jeen Y.T.; Lee H.S.; Chun H.J.; Lee S.W.; Choi J.H.; Kim C.D.; Ryu H.S.
- Issue Date
- Sep-2006
- Keywords
- 간경변증; 정맥류 출혈; 지혈; Liver cirrhosis; Variceal bleeding; Hemostasis; Terlipressin; Somatostatin
- Citation
- The Korean journal of hepatology, v.12, no.3, pp 373 - 384
- Pages
- 12
- Indexed
- SCOPUS
KCICANDI
- Journal Title
- The Korean journal of hepatology
- Volume
- 12
- Number
- 3
- Start Page
- 373
- End Page
- 384
- URI
- https://scholarworks.korea.ac.kr/kumedicine/handle/2020.sw.kumedicine/19250
- ISSN
- 1738-222X
- Abstract
- BACKGROUND/AIMS: Terlipressin and somatostatin decrease portal venous pressure and they are used for the treatment of variceal bleeding. However, only a few studies have compared the efficacy of these drugs in combination with other procedures for hemostasis. Therefore, we performed a prospective study to compare the efficacy of terlipressin and somatostatin for controlling acute variceal bleeding when used in combination with other procedures for hemostasis. METHODS: A total of 98 patients, who presented with variceal bleeding from September 2003 to May 2005, were randomly divided into the somatostatin group or terlipressin group. We compared the 5-day failure rate (defined as failure to control bleeding, rebleeding or death within 5 days of admission) and the 6-week mortality. The prognostic factors for 5-day failure and 6-week mortality were also evaluated. RESULTS: There were no differences in baseline characteristics between the two groups. The overall 5-day failure rate and the cumulative 6-week mortality were 16.3% and 15.8%, respectively. The five-day failure rate and the cumulative 6-week mortality were not significantly different between the somatostatin and terlipressin groups. Hepatocellular carcinoma, the baseline serum creatinine level and endoscopic treatment for hemostasis were the significant predictors of 5-day failure; the baseline serum creatinine level was the predictor of 6-week mortality. CONCLUSIONS: Both somatostatin and terlipressin were effective and showed comparable efficacy for the control of the acute variceal bleeding in the setting of a combined therapeutic approach. The baseline serum creatinine level may be a significant predictor for patient failure at 5 days and the 6-week mortality.
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