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Impact of a Multifaceted Intervention on Prescribing of Proton Pump Inhibitors for Stress Ulcer Prophylaxis in the Critically Ill
Background: Lack of well-supported evidence clearly defining one agent as superior to the other for use in stress ulcer prophylaxis (SUP) has led to an array of treatment strategies. Studies comparing histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) and proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) have shown H2RAs to be non-inferior to PPIs at preventing clinically significant gastric bleeding. This, in addition to the decreased cost associated with H2RAs, has led to the adoption of H2RAs as the preferred agent for SUP at our institution.
Objectives: To evaluate the impact of developing a guideline and removing PPIs from computerized order entry PowerPlans on PPI prescribing for SUP in critically ill patients.
Patients and Methods: Members of the critical care service developed a guideline to direct SUP and removed pantoprazole from two critical care admission PowerPlans. In this interventional study with a historical control, adult patients admitted to the medical or surgical[1]trauma ICU and prescribed a PPI were evaluated during two time periods before and after the interventions. Patients were excluded if they were receiving a PPI for a reason other than SUP. Patients were assessed daily for an indication for SUP. These included mechanical ventilation, high dose steroids, and coagulopathy.
Results: A total of 92 and 60 patients were included in the pre- and post-intervention groups, respectively. PPI use for SUP was reduced from 38% in the pre-intervention group to 15.6% in the post-intervention group (P < 0.0001). PPI days adjusted for LOS were not different between the pre- and post-intervention groups (84% vs 86%, P = 0.5909). Of the total PPI days, 52.4% (95% CI 48.8 - 56.1) were classified as inappropriate because there was no indication, while the remaining 47.6% (95% CI 43.9 - 51.2) had an indication but should have received a H2RA. The total cost associated with guideline non-adherence was $1802.
Conclusions: Our multifaceted intervention reduced the number of days in which a PPI was prescribed for SUP in the overall ICU population; however, it did not impact the duration of PPI therapy. Patients either had no indication for SUP, or had an indication where less costly H2RAs could have been used. Additional opportunity exists to improve cost-effective prescribing of SUP for critically ill patient
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Multimodal analgesia reduces opioid requirements in trauma patients with rib fractures
BackgroundRib fractures are common in trauma patients and are associated with significant morbidity and mortality. Adequate analgesia is essential to avoid the complications associated with rib fractures. Opioids are frequently used for analgesia in these patients. This study compared the effect of a multimodal pain regimen (MMPR) on inpatient opioid use and outpatient opioid prescribing practices in adult trauma patients with rib fractures.Study designA pre-post cohort study of adult trauma patients with rib fractures was conducted at a Level I trauma center before (PRE) and after (POST) implementation of an MMPR. Patients on long-acting opioids before admission and those on continuous opioid infusions were excluded. Primary outcomes were oral opioid administration during the first 5 days of hospitalization and opioids prescribed at discharge. Opioid data were converted to morphine milligram equivalents (MMEs).ResultsSix hundred fifty-three patients met inclusion criteria (323 PRE, 330 POST). There was a significant reduction in the daily MME during the second through fifth days of hospitalization; and the average inpatient MME over the first five inpatient days (23 MME PRE vs. 17 MME POST, p = 0.0087). There was a significant reduction in the total outpatient MME prescribed upon discharge (322 MME PRE vs. 225 MME POST, p = 0.006).ConclusionThe implementation of an MMPR in patients with rib fractures resulted in significant reduction in inpatient opioid consumption and was associated with a reduction in the quantity of opiates prescribed at discharge.Level of evidenceTherapeutic/Care Management; level IV