Effectiveness of disseminating consensus management recommendations for ulcer bleeding: A cluster randomized trial

CMAJ. Canadian Medical Association Journal

Volumn 185, Issue 3, 2013, Pages

  Barkun, Alan N ^a   Bhat, Mamatha ^a   Armstrong, David ^b   Dawes, Martin ^a   Donner, Allan ^c   Enns, Robert ^d   Martin, Janet ^e,f   Moayyedi, Paul ^b   Romagnuolo, Joseph ^g,h   Stitt, Larry ^c  

^a MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY HEALTH CENTRE   (Canada)

^c MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^d ROBARTS RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^e Division of Gastroenterology   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF BRITISH COLUMBIA   (Canada)

^g UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN ONTARIO   (Canada)

^h MEDICAL UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH CAROLINA   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; PANTOPRAZOLE; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ALGORITHM; ARTICLE; CANADA; CLUSTER ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG MEGADOSE; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; HEALTH CARE PERSONNEL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EDUCATION; MEDICAL RECORD REVIEW; MULTICENTER STUDY; PRACTICE GUIDELINE; QUALITY CONTROL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SCORING SYSTEM; SENSITIVITY ANALYSIS; TREATMENT RESPONSE; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; WORKSHOP;

EID: 84874316910     PISSN: 08203946     EISSN: 14882329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1503/cmaj.120095     Document Type: Article

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