Publications

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