process of care and outcomes for elderly patients hospitalized with peptic ulcer disease: results from a quality improvement project. | since publication in 1994 of guidelines for management of peptic ulcer disease (pud), trends in physician practice and outcomes related to guideline application have not been evaluated. | 2001 | 11667935 |
intragastric acidity after switching from 5-day treatment with intravenous pantoprazole 40 mg/d to 5-day treatment with oral esomeprazole 40 mg/d or pantoprazole 40 mg/d: an open-label crossover study in healthy adult volunteers. | after a course of iv proton pump inhibitor therapy, patients might require continued oral antisecretory therapy. a direct comparison of therapeutic alternatives could assist physicians in decisions regarding optimal acid-suppressive therapy. oral esomeprazole might control intragastric acidity more effectively compared with other acid-suppressive agents after iv therapy. | 2006 | 16861094 |
helicobacter pylori seroprevalence in symptomatic veterans: a study of 7310 patients over 11 years. | the prevalence of helicobacter pylori infection has been decreasing in the usa, but recent data are lacking. this study evaluates the seroprevalence for anti-h. pylori antibodies in symptomatic veterans tested over the past 11 years. | 2009 | 19674134 |