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- Harpriya Singh, Traci L Houy, Navdeep Singh, and Sandeep Sekhon.
- Allegheny General Hospital, Pittsburgh, Pennsylvania 15212, USA. hsingh@wpahs.org
- Crit Care Nurs Q. 2008 Oct 1; 31 (4): 291-301.
AbstractPhysiologic stress associated with illness and hospitalization is known to result in gastrointestinal ulceration, especially among the critically ill. The complication of this stress-related mucosal disease could be prevented with appropriate application of pharmacologic prophylaxis. Vigilance by the nursing staff is required to properly detect and manage the condition.
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