Proton pump inhibitor (PPI) prophylaxis in patients undergoing mechanical ventilation can prevent upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding and appears to have no effect on mortality, according to a ...
OAK BROOK, Ill. – May 13, 2008 – The American Society for Gastrointestinal Endoscopy (ASGE) has issued updated guidelines on antibiotic prophylaxis for gastrointestinal (GI) endoscopy based on the ...
Stress-induced gastrointestinal bleeding is associated with increased morbidity and mortality in critically ill patients. Within the past few decades, the incidence of stress-induced gastrointestinal ...
Prevalence of clinically important stress-ulcer bleeding is low (∼1%), but because of its severity it remains an important issue Prophylaxis for stress-ulcer bleeding should be restricted to patients ...
Major changes include a narrowed list of cardiac conditions that warrant prophylaxis, and the elimination of gastrointestinal and genitourinary indications for prophylaxis. The complex 1997 American ...
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