120
Participants
Start Date
May 13, 2023
Primary Completion Date
July 17, 2023
Study Completion Date
July 17, 2023
To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a pharmacist-driven protocol to discontinue stress ulcer prophylaxis in ICU patients when it is no longer indicated according to pre-defined criteria.
"To evaluate the effectiveness and safety of a pharmacist-driven protocol to discontinue stress ulcer prophylaxis in ICU patients when it is no longer indicated according to pre-defined criteria.~To compare the incidence of overt GI bleeds (defined as hematemesis, bloody nasogastric tube aspirate, or melena) between patients who were on stress ulcer prophylaxis versus patients whose acid suppression therapy was discontinued through the stress ulcer prophylaxis minimization protocol."
Methodist Richardson Medical Center, Richardson
Methodist Health System
OTHER