A Successful Pharmacist-Based Quality Initiative to Reduce Inappropriate Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis Use in an Academic Medical Intensive Care Unit

A Successful Pharmacist-Based Quality Initiative to Reduce Inappropriate Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis Use in an Academic Medical Intensive Care Unit

Stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) is often inappropriately utilized, particularly in critically ill patients. The objective of this study is to find an effective way of reducing inappropriate SUP use in an academic medical intensive care unit (ICU). Medical ICU patients receiving SUP were identified ov...

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Main Authors: Umair Masood MD, Anuj Sharma MD, Zabeer Bhatti MD, Jessica Carroll BSc, Amit Bhardwaj MD, Devamohan Sivalingam MD, Amit S. Dhamoon MD, PhD
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SAGE Publishing 2018-03-01
Series:Inquiry: The Journal of Health Care Organization, Provision, and Financing
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958018759116

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https://doi.org/10.1177/0046958018759116

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