Stress ulcer prophylaxis versus placebo or no prophylaxis in critically ill patients: A systematic review of randomised clinical trials with meta-analysis and trial sequential analysis

Intensive Care Medicine

Volumn 40, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 11-22

  Krag, Mette ^a   Perner, Anders ^a   Wetterslev, Jørn ^a   Wise, Matt P ^b   Hylander Møller, Morten ^a  

^a Rigshospitalet   (Denmark)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL OF WALES   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

All cause mortality; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Meta analysis; Stress ulcer prophylaxis; Stress ulceration; Trial sequential analysis

Indexed keywords

CIMETIDINE; FAMOTIDINE; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; METIAMIDE; OMEPRAZOLE; PLACEBO; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR; RANITIDINE;

CRITICALLY ILL PATIENT; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HOSPITAL ACQUIRED PNEUMONIA; HUMAN; INTENSIVE CARE UNIT; META ANALYSIS (TOPIC); MORTALITY; PROPHYLAXIS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; SEQUENTIAL ANALYSIS; STRESS ULCER; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADULT; ANTI-ULCER AGENTS; CAUSE OF DEATH; CHEMOPREVENTION; CRITICAL ILLNESS; CROSS INFECTION; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HISTAMINE H2 ANTAGONISTS; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; PEPTIC ULCER; PNEUMONIA; PROTON PUMP INHIBITORS; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIALS AS TOPIC; RISK; STRESS, PSYCHOLOGICAL;

EID: 84890920368     PISSN: 03424642     EISSN: 14321238     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00134-013-3125-3     Document Type: Review

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