Implementation of a clinical practice guideline for stress ulcer prophylaxis increases appropriateness and decreases cost of care

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 24, Issue 3, 1998, Pages 217-223

  Pitimana aree, S ^b   Forrest, D ^b   Brown, G ^b   Anis, A ^b   Wang, X H ^b   Dodek, P ^a,b  

^a ST PAUL S HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

Author keywords

Critical care medicine; Practice guideline; Stress ulcer prophylaxis

Indexed keywords

GASTROINTESTINAL MUCOSA PROTECTIVE AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL PRACTICE; ECONOMIC EVALUATION; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HEALTH CARE COST; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; PNEUMONIA; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS ULCER;

ALGORITHMS; COST CONTROL; DECISION TREES; FEMALE; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; PRACTICE GUIDELINES; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL; TREATMENT OUTCOME; VENTILATORS, MECHANICAL;

EID: 0031943182     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s001340050553     Document Type: Article

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