Critical care medicine
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Critical care medicine · Oct 2001
Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study Clinical TrialIntravenous omeprazole in critically ill patients: a randomized, crossover study comparing 40 with 80 mg plus 8 mg/hour on intragastric pH.
To compare intravenous omeprazole 40-mg single dose with 8 mg/hr after an 80-mg bolus injection on 24-hr intragastric pH in intensive care unit (ICU) ventilated patients. ⋯ In critically ill patients, intravenous omeprazole 40 mg single dose is as effective as 8 mg/hr after an 80-mg bolus injection on mean intragastric pH, time spent with a pH greater than 4 and 6, but only for the first 12 hrs. If an intragastric pH greater than 6 has to be maintained for 24 hrs in all patients, an 80-mg bolus followed by 8 mg/hr iv omeprazole is to be given. Our data suggest that in several critically ill patients, a single 40-mg iv omeprazole bolus injection may be able to achieve stress ulcer prophylaxis and that 40 mg twice daily should be compared with 8 mg/hr after an 80-mg bolus injection in bleeding ulcers.
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Critical care medicine · Oct 2001
Editorial CommentResearch agenda or (North) American cultural hegemony?