Impact of targeted educational interventions on appropriateness of stress ulcer prophylaxis in critically ill adults

• Main Authors: Hammond DA (Author), Killingsworth CA (Author), Painter JT (Author), Pennick RE (Author), Chatterjee K (Author), Boye B (Author), Meena N (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Centro de Investigaciones y Publicaciones Farmaceuticas, 2017-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: Acid suppression therapy (AST) is routinely used in critically ill patients to prevent stress-related mucosal bleeding (SRMB). Objective: Our objective was to determine the impact of a structured educational intervention on AST used for prevention of SRMB on appropriateness of AST. Metho...