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Guideline implementation is effective at reducing proton pump inhibitor use in hematology-oncology units: A multidisciplinary intervention for reducing Clostridioides difficile risk
Published online by Cambridge University Press: 30 August 2019
Abstract
We implemented a guideline for appropriate acid suppressant use in hematology-oncology patients. This intervention resulted in a sustained reduction in proton pump inhibitor (PPI) use without an increase in rates of gastrointestinal bleeding. Practice guidelines are effective in reducing PPI use, which is associated with risk of Clostridioides difficile infection.
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- © 2019 by The Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America. All rights reserved.
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PREVIOUS PRESENTATION. The interim results of this study were presented at the Society for Healthcare Epidemiology of America conference as an oral abstract presentation on April 26, 2019, in Boston, Massachusetts.
Present affiliation: GlaxoSmithKline, Rockville, Maryland
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