Use of gastroprotection in patients discharged from hospital on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.

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BACKGROUND: Gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage is responsible for 200-400,000 hospitalizations in the United States annually. Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are responsible for > or =30% of admissions due to GI hemorrhage. Misoprostol reduces the number of NSAID-related upper GI events while proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) reduce the incidence of endoscopic ulcers. AIMS: To measure the utilization of GI prophylaxis in patients discharged from hospital on ulcerogenic medicines. PATIENTS AND METHODS: We performed a medical record review of all 480 patients discharged from the medical service over a 3-month period on aspirin or nonaspirin NSAIDs. Use of gastroprotection was recorded, particularly among those patients not previously prescribed a PPI or misoprostol. Patients with a different indication for PPI therapy were excluded. RESULTS: In all, 480 patients were identified, and 142 were excluded. Of the 338 remaining patients, 154 (46%) were prescribed GI prophylaxis. In particular, 240 patients had not been receiving a PPI or misoprostol at the time of admission (gastroprotection naive). Of these, 23.3% received a new prescription for GI prophylaxis at discharge. Use of gastroprotection increased among patients older than 60 years compared with those 60 years and younger (P = 0.008), but there was no difference among patients with higher baseline comorbidity or those receiving multiple agents of interest. CONCLUSIONS: Although hospitalization offers an opportunity to recognize patients at high risk of developing upper GI complications from NSAIDs, utilization of appropriate gastroprotection seemed suboptimal. Educational efforts directed at physicians may help them recognize risk factors for GI hemorrhage and current indications for prophylaxis.

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MEDLINE DATE: 2008 Sep-Oct

Use of gastroprotection in patients discharged from hospital on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs. Journal Published:

PUBLICATION TYPE: Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov

Journal: American journal of therapeutics

VOLUME: 15

Page Numbers: 444-9

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ISSN: 1536-3686

DAY: 22

MONTH: 09

YEAR: 2008

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AFFILIATION: Division of Gastroenterology, Northwestern University, Feinberg School of Medicine, Chicago, IL 60611, USA. g-cote@md.northwestern.edu

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