Stress ulcer prophylaxis in medical ICU patients: Annual utilization in relation to the incidence of endoscopically proven stress ulceration

Annals of Pharmacotherapy

Volumn 32, Issue 9, 1998, Pages 869-874

  Devlin, John W ^a,b,c   Ben Menachem, Tamir ^a   Ulep, Sharon K ^d   Peters, Michael J ^a   Fogel, Ronald P ^a   Zarowitz, Barbara J ^d  

^a HENRY FORD HOSPITAL   (United States)

^b DETROIT RECEIVING HOSPITAL   (United States)

^c WAYNE STATE UNIVERSITY   (United States)

^d HENRY FORD HEALTH SYSTEM   (United States)

Author keywords

Cimetidine; Gastrointestinal hemorrhage; Intensive care unit; Prophylaxis; Ranitidine; Stress ulcer; Sucralfate

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; DATA BASE; ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STRESS ULCER;

ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DRUG UTILIZATION; FEMALE; GASTROSCOPY; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HOSPITAL BED CAPACITY, UNDER 100; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS; SUCRALFATE;

EID: 0031710050     PISSN: 10600280     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1345/aph.18080     Document Type: Article

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