Bleeding and pneumonia in intensive care patients given ranitidine and sucralfate for prevention of stress ulcer: Meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

British Medical Journal

Volumn 321, Issue 7269, 2000, Pages 1103-1106

  Messori, A ^a   Trippoli, S ^a   Vaiani, M ^a   Gorini, M ^a   Corrado, A ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

PLACEBO; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ARTICLE; CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED CLINICAL TRIAL; CONTROLLED STUDY; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DRUG EFFICACY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE; META ANALYSIS; PNEUMONIA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STRESS ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TREATMENT PLANNING;

ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CROSS INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; PNEUMONIA; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS; RANITIDINE; RISK FACTORS; STOMACH ULCER; SUCRALFATE;

EID: 0034605783     PISSN: 09598146     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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