Do we still need pharmacological stress ulcer prophylaxis at the ICU?

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Lukas Buendgens et al. J Thorac Dis. 2017 Nov.

. 2017 Nov;9(11):4201-4204.

doi: 10.21037/jtd.2017.09.121.

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Conflicts of Interest: The authors have no conflicts of interest to declare.

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