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Should we routinely prescribe proton pump inhibitors peri-operatively in elderly patients with hip fractures? A review of the literature
Elderly hip fracture patients are at risk of stress-related gastric mucosal damage, and upper gastrointestinal bleeding is one of the underrecognized but devastating complications. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) offer effective prophylaxis against stress-related gastric mucosal damage. Systematic ana...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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British Editorial Society of Bone and Joint Surgery
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8419798/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34532076 http://dx.doi.org/10.1302/2058-5241.6.200053 |