Best evidence in critical care medicine: Stress ulcer prophylaxis in the intensive care unit: Damned if you do, damned if you don't

Canadian Journal of Anesthesia

Volumn 52, Issue 6, 2005, Pages 650-651

  Penner, Robert M ^a   Brindley, Peter G ^a   Jacka, Michael J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ANTACID AGENT; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE; SUCRALFATE;

ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; CLINICAL TRIAL; CRITICAL ILLNESS; DATA ANALYSIS; DRUG SAFETY; ENTERIC FEEDING; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; EXTUBATION; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HOSPITAL INFECTION; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MEDICAL LITERATURE; META ANALYSIS; MORTALITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROPHYLAXIS; SHORT SURVEY; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; STRESS ULCER; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; VENTILATOR ASSOCIATED PNEUMONIA;

EID: 23844448349     PISSN: 0832610X     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/BF03015779     Document Type: Short Survey

References (3)

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