Comparing the ventilator-associated pneumonia incidence when pantoprazole or ranitidine is used for stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill adult patients

Aim: Prophylaxis against stress ulcer in mechanically ventilated patients is one of the causes for ventilator-associated pneumonia (VAP). Our aim was evaluating the effect of intravenous pantoprazole and ranitidine in the incidence of VAP in critically ill patients. Materials and Methods: Patients w...

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Main Authors: Reza Nikandish, Farid Zand, Golnar Sabetian, Hajar Faghihi, Mansour Masjedi, Behzad Maghsoudi, Afsaneh Vazin, Mohammad Ghorbani, Elham Asadpour
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2019-01-01
Series:International Archives of Health Sciences
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Online Access:http://www.iahs.kaums.ac.ir/article.asp?issn=2383-2568;year=2019;volume=6;issue=4;spage=160;epage=164;aulast=Nikandish