Pediatric intensive care stress ulcer prevention (PIC-UP): a protocol for a pilot randomized trial

Pediatric intensive care stress ulcer prevention (PIC-UP): a protocol for a pilot randomized trial

Abstract Background Despite sparse pediatric data on effectiveness, the majority of critically ill children receive medications to prevent gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding. Stress ulcer prophylaxis may have unintended consequences—increasing the risk of nosocomial infections—which may be more serious...

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Main Authors: Mark Duffett, Karen Choong, Jennifer Foster, Elaine Gilfoyle, Jacques Lacroix, Nikhil Pai, Lehana Thabane, Deborah J Cook, for The Canadian Critical Care Trials Group
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-05-01
Series:Pilot and Feasibility Studies
Subjects:
Pediatric intensive care
Pediatric critical care
Pantoprazole
Gastrointestinal hemorrhage
Ventilator associated pneumonia
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s40814-017-0142-y

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