Department of Pharmacy, College of Medicine and Health Sciences, Wollo University, Dessie, Ethiopia
Research Article
Prescription Pattern and Appropriateness of Stress Induce Ulcer Prophylaxis in Dessie Referral Hospital, North East Ethiopia; Cross-Sectional Study
Author(s): Mengistie Yirsaw Gobezie*, Haftom Gebregergs Hailu, Abdu Tuha, Sisay Fikru Tadesse, Kassahun Bogale and Solomon Ahmed Mohammed
Background: Stress-related mucosal damage includes the spectrum of pathology attributed to the acute, erosive, inflammatory insult to the upper gastrointestinal tract associated with critical illness. This study assessed prescription pattern and appropriateness of Stress Induce Ulcer Prophylaxis (SIUP) in Dessie Referral Hospital, North East Ethiopia.
Methodology: An institutional-based cross-sectional study design used to assess prescription pattern and appropriateness of SIUP of 107 patients from May 1 to June 22, 2018. Simple random sampling technique was used to select the study participants. Statistical package for social sciences version 20 was used to compute descriptive and inferential statistics.
Results: The response rate of the study was 93.15%. Of 100 patients, 82 had been received SIUP and only 50 (50%.. View More»