To evaluate the efficacy and safety of somatostatin or somatostatin analogues in the treatment of acute NVUGI bleeding by systematic review and meta-analysis of RCTs.
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Somatostatin or somatostatin analogues for acute non-variceal upper gastrointestinal bleeding
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