American journal of health-system pharmacy : AJHP : official journal of the American Society of Health-System Pharmacists
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The implications of recent studies for guidelines that pertain to stress ulcer prophylaxis in the postoperative period are discussed. ⋯ The frequency of clinically important bleeding reported in recent studies is low. The majority of recently published prospective studies and meta-analyses found little significant reduction in bleeding with pharmacologic prophylaxis.