Open AccessProphylactic use of proton pump inhibitors post-cardiac surgery
Author(s) -
Matthew Azzopardi,
J Paris,
David Sladden
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
british journal of hospital medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.196
H-Index - 28
eISSN - 1759-7390
pISSN - 1750-8460
DOI - 10.12968/hmed.2021.0339
Subject(s) - medicine , omeprazole , diabetes mellitus , cardiac surgery , statistical significance , surgery , medical prescription , proton pump inhibitor , gastrointestinal bleeding , pharmacology , endocrinology
Gastrointestinal bleeding significantly increases morbidity and mortality rates postoperatively in patients undergoing cardiac surgery. The prophylactic prescribing of proton pump inhibitors post-cardiac surgery is currently a class IIa recommendation of the European Association of Cardio-Thoracic Surgery.