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Stress ulcer prophylaxis in ICU and non-ICU settings |
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| Percentage of patients |
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|
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| Percentage of institutions stating that: |
0–25 |
26–50 |
51–75 |
76–100 |
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| ICU patients received |
0 |
7 |
17 |
76 |
| stress ulcer prophylaxis |
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| Non-ICU patients received |
34 |
44 |
19 |
3 |
| stress ulcer prophylaxis |
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| Patients discharged from |
35 |
32 |
23 |
10 |
| the ICU to non-ICU settings |
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| remained on stress ulcer prophylaxis |
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ICU, intensive care unit. | ||||
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