Cimetidine Versus Antacids in the Prevention of Stress Erosions in Critically Ill Patients

The American Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 81, Issue 2, 1986, Pages 107-111

  Poleski, Martin H ^a   Spanier, Alen H ^a  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; CIMETIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MYLANTA;

CLINICAL ARTICLE; DEATH; DRUG COMPARISON; DRUG THERAPY; FATALITY; HUMAN; ORAL DRUG ADMINISTRATION; PREVENTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; STOMACH; STOMACH EROSION; STRESS ULCER; THERAPY;

ADULT; AGED; ALUMINUM HYDROXIDE; ANTACIDS; CIMETIDINE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; CRITICAL CARE; DRUG COMBINATIONS; FEMALE; GASTRIC ACID; GASTRIC ACIDITY DETERMINATION; HUMAN; HYDROGEN-ION CONCENTRATION; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MAGNESIUM; MAGNESIUM HYDROXIDE; MALE; MIDDLE AGE; PEPTIC ULCER; RANDOM ALLOCATION; RISK; SILICONES; SIMETHICONE; STRESS; SUPPORT, NON-U.S. GOV'T;

EID: 0022633829     PISSN: 00029270     EISSN: 15720241     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/j.1572-0241.1986.tb01436.x     Document Type: Article

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