A cost-effective approach to the patient with peptic ulcer bleeding

Surgical Clinics of North America

Volumn 76, Issue 1, 1996, Pages 83-103

  Jiranek, G C ^a   Kozarek, R A ^a  

^a VIRGINIA MASON MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; MIDAZOLAM; MISOPROSTOL; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; OMEPRAZOLE; PETHIDINE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ANGIOGRAPHY; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DOPPLER ECHOGRAPHY; DUODENUM ULCER; ENDOSCOPIC SCLEROTHERAPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE DELIVERY; HELICOBACTER PYLORI; HEMOSTASIS; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LASER SURGERY; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; META ANALYSIS; PEPTIC ULCER; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROGNOSIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; REIMBURSEMENT; REVIEW; STOMACH ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 0030038214     PISSN: 00396109     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0039-6109(05)70424-2     Document Type: Article

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