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Comparison Between Pantoprazole Intermittent Dosing and Continuous Infusion in Suspected Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding Prior to Endoscopy: Impact of a Pharmacist-Driven Protocol to Reduce Utilization of Pantoprazole Continuous Infusion

Background: Current practice for patients with suspected or confirmed upper gastrointestinal bleeding (GIB) is to utilize a proton pump inhibitor (PPI) bolus followed by a continuous infusion for 72 hours. Literature has shown similar outcomes with intermittent bolus dosing compared to continuous in...

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Autores principales: Hernandez, Ivan A, Morell, Jason, Mulcahy, Lauren, Luzardo, Daniela
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10688605/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/38046478
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.48056