This study, although retrospective in nature, reinforces the conclusion of the ASHP treatment guidelines to not routinely recommend stress ulcer prophylaxis to general medicine patients.
The siblings of a Gorleston man who died in hospital at the age of 38 have spoken of their heartache at his tragic death.
The most recent guidelines available on stress ulcer prophylaxis were published by ASHP in 1999. [6] A summary of the recommended indications for stress ulcer prophylaxis is found in the appendix.