Ventilator-associated pneumonia developed in 20
A hospital is suing to move a quadriplegic 18-year-old to a nursing home
7 Many authors reported incidence rates rather than overall incidence; these ranged from 6
Thus, most patients admitted to the intensive care unit receive stress ulcer prophylaxis
Current practice Gastric acid suppression with proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or histamine-2 receptor antagonists
This preplanned study is nested within a large randomized trial evaluating pantoprazole versus placebo in invasively ventilated patients
44; 95% confidence interval, 0
Maintenance dose: 80 mg via IV infusion every 8 to 12 hours, given over at least 2 minutes OR over 15 minutes
PPIs, such as esomeprazole, lansoprazole, omeprazole, pantoprazole and rabeprazole, are the most effective agents for suppressing gastric acidity; the superior efficacy of a PPI over an H 2 RA has been demonstrated in patients with pepticulcer disease, gastroesophageal reflux disease, GI damage caused by non-steroidal anti
Mean age of sucralfate and pantoprazole groups was 49
“Stress ulcer prophylaxis in patients being weaned from the ventilator in a respiratory care center: A randomized control trial
is ongoing trial is relevant for patients with COVID-19 infection, given their increased risk of VAP [- 13], treat ment with high-dose corticosteroids [14], and varying anticoagulation intensities [15]
Famotidine use in hospitalized patients with Covid-19 is associated with lower odds for all-cause mortality, mechanical ventilation, vasopressor use, acute kidney injury, and gastrointestinal bleed as compared to pantoprazole
29 A small, prospective trial of patients with acute myocardial infarction found that platelet function, assessed using the Verify Now system, was significant higher in patients who received omeprazole versus A patient is on mechanical ventilation and the patient's spouse wonders why pantoprazole is needed since the patient "only has lung problems
Since their introduction in the late 1980s, PPIs are one of the most commonly prescribed classes of medications worldwide (Bashford 1998)
The most common side-effects are stomach upset and headache
It is used for short-term treatment (7 to 10 days) of gastroesophageal reflux disease (GERD) with a history of erosive esophagitis
If the patient has a tracheostomy, check that the ties or Velcro straps are secure and that the stoma appears healthy
Age, sex, and the proportion of patients presenting with ST-segment elevation myocardial infarction or cardiogenic shock were similar between groups (all, P > 0
Intravenous pantoprazole and early enteral nutrition were compared to placebo and early enteral nutrition as stress-ulcer prophylaxis