Nosocomial Pneumonia and the Role of Gastric pH A Meta-Analysis
Cook D, Laine L, Guyatt G, Raffin T. Nosocomial Pneumonia and the Role of Gastric pH A Meta-Analysis. CHEST Journal 1991, 100: 7-13. PMID: 1676361, DOI: 10.1378/chest.100.1.7.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsStress ulcer prophylaxisUse of sucralfateIncidence of pneumoniaUlcer prophylaxisNosocomial pneumoniaIll patientsGastric pHHistamine-2 receptor antagonistsLarger prospective randomized trialsPercent risk reductionTrial of prophylaxisProspective randomized trialsComputerized bibliographic searchDuplicate independent reviewEffect of antacidIndependent reviewProphylactic therapyRandomized trialsDecreased incidenceControl therapyOdds ratioCommon odds ratioLower incidenceMethodologic deficienciesPneumonia
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