The effect of cimetidine versus ranitidine on the gastric emptying rate of intensive care unit patients sustained on artificial respiration

Acta Gastro-Enterologica Belgica

Volumn 59, Issue 4, 1996, Pages 229-233

  Pelfrene, E ^a   Vandewoude, K ^a   Vogelaers, D ^a   Elewaut, A ^a   Colardyn, F ^a  

^a GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

Author keywords

artificial respiration; aspiration pneumonia; cimetidine; critical illness; gastric emptying; ranitidine

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SINGLE BLIND PROCEDURE; STOMACH EMPTYING;

ADULT; AGED; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CIMETIDINE; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; GASTRIC EMPTYING; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RANITIDINE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STRESS;

EID: 0030435887     PISSN: 00015644     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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