CEREBELLAR SYNDROME IN MYXŒDEMA
CEREBELLAR SYNDROME IN MYXŒDEMA
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MYXŒDEMA 中的小脑综合征
DOI:
10.1016/s0140-6736(60)91424-0
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发表时间:
1960
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通讯作者:
R. Kelly
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作者:
E. Jellinek;R. Kelly
ultimate failure of vasopressin to control terminal haemorrhage in this group reflects the degree of liver failure rather than the method of treatment. The value of vasopressin lies in its simplicity of use, and as an alterna-tive to oesophageal tamponade it has many advantages. The short duration of action is obviously unsatisfactory and the side-effects from a dosage of 20 units intravenously over ten minutes are unpleasant even if short-lived. However, this dosage is necessary to achieve an adequate reduction in portal pressure, and in view of the absence of ischaemic changes following repeated administration at four-hourly intervals, its use at this level would appear to be safe. Summary20 units of vasopressin given intravenously in ten minutes controlled haemorrhage from oesophageal varices in 8 patients with hepatic cirrhosis. Estimated portal pressures fell. In 3 patients bleeding did not recur, and in 2 of these portacaval anastomosis was later performed. Hemorrhage recurred in 5 patients and a diminished response to vasopressin was observed. 4 patients died with a terminal massive bleed. The high mortality reflected the degree of liver failure rather than the method of treatment. No adverse side-effects were observed with vaso-pressin and its use as an alternative to the Sengstaken cesophageal compression tube is suggested.