Sa1077 A Quality Improvement Project to Decrease the Overuse of Proton Pump Inhibitors in a University Medical Intensive Care Unit

2013 ◽  
Vol 144 (5) ◽  
pp. S-195
Author(s):  
Danielle Marino ◽  
Curtis R. Weaver ◽  
Elizabeth Dodds ◽  
Michaeel Apostolakos ◽  
Vivek Kaul ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Quality Improvement ◽  
Proton Pump Inhibitors ◽  
Proton Pump ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Quality Improvement Project ◽  
Improvement Project ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Risk of Clostridium difficile-Associated Disease Among Patients Receiving Proton-Pump Inhibitors in a Quebec Medical Intensive Care Unit

2007 ◽  
Vol 28 (11) ◽  
pp. 1305-1307 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mathieu Beaulieu ◽  
David Williamson ◽  
Gilbert Pichette ◽  
Jean Lachaine
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Intensive Care ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Gastric Acid ◽  
Proton Pump Inhibitors ◽  
Proton Pump ◽  
Medical Intensive Care Unit ◽  
Antibiotic Use ◽  
Medical Intensive Care

Our study was conducted to determine whether use of gastric acid-suppressive agents increased the risk of Clostridium difficile-associated disease (CDAD) in a medical intensive care unit of one of the first hospitals to be threatened by the current CDAD epidemic in Quebec, Canada. Our findings suggest that efforts to determine risk factors for CDAD should focus on other areas, such as older age and antibiotic use.

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