Significats de stress ulcer en anglès

Mortality rates in the intensive care unit are not decreased by stress ulcer prophylaxis.

Acid-suppressive therapy for prophylaxis of stress ulcer bleeding is commonly prescribed for hospitalized patients.

The practice of routine administration of acid-suppressive drugs to critically ill patients for stress ulcer prophylaxis warrants further evaluation.

We hypothesise that stress ulcer prophylaxis reduces the rate of gastrointestinal bleeding, but increases rates of nosocomial infections and myocardial ischaemia.

Purpose: To examine the differential effect of stress ulcer prophylaxis on overt bleeding, clinically important bleeding, and mortality in critically ill patients.

Purpose of review: Stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) is considered standard of care in the majority of critically ill patients in the ICU.