A randomized, double-blind trial for stress ulcer prophylaxis shows no evidence of increased pneumonia

American Journal of Surgery

Volumn 176, Issue 5, 1998, Pages 453-457

  Hanisch, Ernst W ^a   Encke, Albrecht ^a   Naujoks, Frank ^a   Windolf, Joachim ^a  

^a GOETHE UNIVERSITY   (Germany)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PIRENZEPINE; PLACEBO; RANITIDINE;

ADULT; AGED; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DOUBLE BLIND PROCEDURE; GASTRECTOMY; HUMAN; INTRAVENOUS DRUG ADMINISTRATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; STOMACH PH; STRESS ULCER;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; DOUBLE-BLIND METHOD; FEMALE; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; INCIDENCE; INTENSIVE CARE UNITS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PIRENZEPINE; PNEUMONIA; RANITIDINE; RESPIRATION, ARTIFICIAL; STOMACH ULCER; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 0032214866     PISSN: 00029610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S0002-9610(98)00239-6     Document Type: Conference Paper

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