OBJECTIVE: To make clinically relevant recommendations for electrocardiogram (ECG) testing among psychiatric patients, the study examined the practice of ordering ECGs for this population. METHODS: The records of 4,045 patients consecutively admitted…
Histamine H2 antagonists, which reduce gastric acid secretion, are often used in the intensive care setting for the prophylaxis of stress ulcers. This double-blind, placebo-controlled study evaluated hemodynamic parameters in 11 stable, critically…
Objective: The purpose of this study was to determine if intravenous push metoclopramide would facilitate immediate transpyloric passage of a small-bore feeding tube without fluoroscopy or endoscopy. Design: Prospective, randomized trial. Patients:…
OBJECTIVE: To compare gastric pH control using intravenous famotidine as a primed, continuous infusion versus intermittent infusion. METHODS: In a prospective, double-blind study, 40 ICU patients at risk for stress ulceration were randomly assigned…
Radiographic confirmation of enteral feeding tube placement is a common practice representing considerable expense and causing delay in the initiation of enteral nutrition therapy. We evaluated an enteral feeding tube with a pH sensor, which allows…
OBJECTIVE: We describe our experience with an anaphylactoid reaction to urokinase and the treatment used. We also discuss the use of histamine H-1- and H-2-blockers in combination for the treatment of allergic anaphylactoid reactions. DESIGN: Case…