Stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill patients. Resolving discordant meta-analyses.

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Published in JAMA on February 14, 1996

Authors

D J Cook1, B K Reeve, G H Guyatt, D K Heyland, L E Griffith, L Buckingham, M Tryba

Author Affiliations

1: Department of Medicine, McMaster University Faculty of Health Sciences, Hamilton, Ontario, Canada.

Associated clinical trials:

Comparison of Intravenous Pantoprazole and Famotidine for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis | NCT00839488

Comparison of Esomeprazole and Famotidine for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Neurosurgical Intensive Care Unit | NCT00633035

Effects of Enteral Nutrition on Stress Ulcer Hemorrage. Multicenter Randomized Controlled Trial | NCT03098537

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