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ABSTRACT & COMMENTARY

Rethinking the Prophylactic Use of Proton Pump Inhibitors in the ICU

The authors of this multicenter, blinded, randomized trial found that among critically ill adults at risk for gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding, fewer patients in the pantoprazole group exhibited clinically important GI bleeding compared to placebo, although mortality at 90 days was similar in both groups.