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Stress ulceration: prevalence, pathology and association with adverse outcomes

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Abbreviations

APACHE II:

Acute Physiological and Chronic Health Evaluation II

CABG:

coronary artery bypass graft

CAP:

community-acquired pneumonia

c.i.v.:

continuous intravenous infusion

H2RB:

histamine-2 receptor blocker

ICU:

intensive care unit

i.v.:

intravenous

IVAC:

infection-related ventilator- associated complications

NG:

nasoqastric

PO:

per oral

PPI:

proton pump inhibitors

SRMD:

stress-related mucosal damage

UGI:

upper gastrointestinal

VAP:

ventilator-associated pneumonia.

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