Non ‐indicated acid‐suppression prescribing in a tertiary paediatric hospital: An audit and costing study
ConclusionsNon ‐indicated acid‐suppression prescribing is common in a tertiary paediatric hospital and associated with gastrostomy presence, consultant providers and inpatient status. Future research should use qualitative methods to understand clinician and patient drivers of prescribing and use this informat ion to develop and test targeted solutions to reduce non‐indicated AST prescribing.
Source: Journal of Paediatrics and Child Health - Category: Pediatrics Authors: Suzi Riess,
Shaoke Lei,
Li Huang,
Rachel O'Loughlin,
Harriet Hiscock Tags: Original Article Source Type: research
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