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Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in Critically III Patients: Resolving Discordant Meta-analyses

Abstract

Purpose. —To resolve discrepancies in previous systematic overviews and provide estimates of the effect of stress ulcer prophylaxis on gastrointestinal bleeding, pneumonia, and mortality in critically ill patients.Data Identification. —Computerized search of published and unpublished research, bibliographies, pharmaceutical and personal files, and conference abstract reports.Study Selection. —Independent review of 269 articles identified 63 …

Authors

Cook DJ; Reeve BK; Guyatt GH; Heyland DK; Griffith LE; Buckingham L; Tryba M

Journal

JAMA: The Journal of the American Medical Association, Vol. 275, No. 4, pp. 308–314

Publisher

American Medical Association (AMA)

Publication Date

January 24, 1996

DOI

10.1001/jama.1996.03530280060038

ISSN

0098-7484