Histamine-2-Receptor Antagonists and Antacids in the Critically Ill Population Stress Ulceration Versus Nosocomial Pneumonia Journal Articles uri icon

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abstract

  • AbstractWe performed a meta-analysis to evaluate whether stress ulcer prophylaxis with histamine-2-receptor antagonists or antacids reduces mortality in critically ill patients. It appears that sucralfate results in a lower incidence of nosocomial pneumonia than either antacids or histamine-2-receptor antagonists. With respect to mortality, strong trends favored sucralfate over both antacids and histamine-receptor antagonists.

publication date

  • July 1994