A Review of Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in the neurosurgical intensive care unit

Neurosurgery

Volumn 41, Issue 2, 1997, Pages 416-426

  Lu, William Y ^a   Rhoney, Denise H ^b   Boling, Warren B ^c   Johnson, John D ^c   Smith, Terry C ^c  

^a Ctrl Florida Neurosurgical Assoc   (United States)

^b DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF KENTUCKY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Critical care; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Neurosurgery; Stress ulcer

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; SUCRALFATE;

ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; MORTALITY; PATHOGENESIS; PATIENT CARE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; REVIEW; STRESS ULCER; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANIMALS; BRAIN INJURIES; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; NEUROSURGERY; RISK FACTORS; SPINAL CORD INJURIES; STRESS; ULCER;

EID: 0030805907     PISSN: 0148396X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00006123-199708000-00017     Document Type: Review

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