Educational intervention can improve appropriateness of acid suppression therapy in hospitalized geriatric patients

Educational intervention can improve appropriateness of acid suppression therapy in hospitalized geriatric patients

Background: Inappropriate use of acid suppression (AST) therapy may lead to unnecessary harms, especially in the geriatric population. Despite this, AST remains one of the most commonly prescribed medications in the hospital. Therefore, we aimed to assess its prevalence and create educational interv...

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Main Authors: Sankalp Dwivedi, Jaya Edukulla, Sindhu Rajendra, Sandesh Murali, Serge A. Sorser, Marc S. Piper, Michael Piper, Bradley J. Warren, Harsha Ramchandani
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taylor & Francis Group 2019-01-01
Series:Journal of Community Hospital Internal Medicine Perspectives
Subjects:
Acid suppression therapy
overuse
educational intervention
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1080/20009666.2019.1571881

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