Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis

Background Stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) using ranitidine, a histamine H2 receptor antagonist, has been associated with an increased risk of ventilatorassociated pneumonia. The protonpump inhibitor pantoprazole is also commonly used ...

ICU literature, mainly this week around activated Protein C and Corticosteroids in sepsis, and next week we will be talking about glycemic control and DVT and stress ulcer prophylaxis in the ICU setting. ...

Protonix is used to treat the following conditions: Barretts Esophagus, Duodenal Ulcer, Erosive Esophagitis, Gastroesophageal Reflux Disease, Helicobacter Pylori Infection, Peptic Ulcer, Stomach Ulcer, Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis, ...

BACKGROUND: Medications for stress ulcer prophylaxis are appropriately started in critically ill patients with risks for developing stress ulcers. It is unknown whether these drugs are discontinued once the risk factors are removed. ...

One prophylactic therapy that is often overprescribed and frequently unnecessary is stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP). The benefit of SUP for the prevention of stressrelated clinically significant bleeding in highrisk intensive care unit ...

OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of MR on the incidence of prolonged stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) across the continuum of care from hospital admission to discharge as well as evaluate clinical conditions associated with prolonged ...