Objective:

This study’s objective was to determine the prevalence of prescriptions of acid suppression therapy consisting of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) or H2 receptor antagonists (H2RA) in adult patients hospitalized in the Hospital Universitario - Fundación Santa Fe de Bogotá (HU-FSFB - Santa Fe de Bogotá Foundation University Hospital) that are not in accordance with clinical practice guidelines (CPG).

Methods:

This is a cross-sectional descriptive observational study that included adult patients hospitalized in the HU-FSFB who were treated with acid suppressors for the first time. We determined the indications for prescriptions used and compared them with validated indications. We excluded patients who had previously taken acid suppressants for two weeks, patients admitted to the intensive care unit, and patients who stayed in the hospital for less than one day.

Results:

Between January and July 2015, 306 patients with an average age of 56.6 years were included in this study. The prevalence of acid suppression prescriptions without indications based on the evidence was 59.5%. The most common indications were prophylaxis of bleeding due to gastrointestinal ulcers in low risk patients (64.9%) and cause not established (13.7%). Statistically significant associations were found between inappropriate prescription of acid suppression and hospitalization times of less than seven days (OR: 2.39 95% CI 1.4-3.9) and ages of less than 60 years (OR: 1.9 95% CI 1.2-3.03).

Conclusion:

The prevalence of inappropriate prescriptions of acid suppression for adult patients hospitalized in the HU-FSFB was (59.5%). There were positive associations with ages under 60 years and short hospital stays.

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