Physicians’ knowledge, attitude, and prescribing behavior regarding stress ulcer prophylaxis in China: a multi-center study

Abstract Background Perioperative patients are at risk of developing stress ulcers (SU), which can cause clinically important bleeding. Stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) is widely applied to the patients in Intensive care unit (ICU) as well as the general ward, so it may lead to overmedication. However...

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Main Authors: Xiao Xuan Xing, Chen Zhu, Yan Qi Chu, Xiang Rong Bai, Ke Wang, Si Tao Zhang, Su Ying Yan
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-10-01
Series:BMC Gastroenterology
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12876-021-01979-z