Description of prescribing practices in patients with upper gastrointestinal bleeding receiving intravenous proton pump inhibitors: A multicentre evaluation

Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology

Volumn 18, Issue 9, 2004, Pages 567-571

  Enns, Robert A ^a   Andrews, Christopher N ^b   Fishman, Martin ^c   Hahn, Michael ^d   Atkinson, Kenneth ^e   Kwan, Peter ^f   Levy, Adrian ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALGARY   (Canada)

^c Division of Infectious Diseases   (Canada)

^d LIONS GATE HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^e ROYAL COLUMBIAN HOSPITAL   (Canada)

^f VANCOUVER GENERAL HOSPITAL   (Canada)

Author keywords

Acid suppression; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Peptic ulcer disease; Proton pump inhibition

Indexed keywords

NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PANTOPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CANADA; DRUG USE; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HIGH RISK PATIENT; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL RECORD; MORTALITY; PEPTIC ULCER; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PRESCRIPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RECURRENT DISEASE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STRESS ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL TRACT;

EID: 6444232497     PISSN: 08357900     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1155/2004/204968     Document Type: Article

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