Revista de gastroenterología de México
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Rev Gastroenterol Mex · Jan 2014
Review[Prophylaxis for stress ulcer bleeding in the intensive care unit].
The critically ill patient can develop gastric erosions and, on occasion, stress ulcers with severe gastrointestinal bleeding that can be fatal. ⋯ Admittance to the intensive care unit in itself does not justify prophylaxis. PPIs are at least as effective as H2RAs. We should individualize the treatment of each patient in the intensive care unit, determining risk and evaluating the need to begin prophylaxis.