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Table 3 Outcomes before and after implementation of the protocol

From: Reduction in gastrointestinal bleeding by development and implementation of a protocol for stress ulcer prophylaxis: a before-after study

 

Before implementation of the protocol (N = 211)

After implementation of the protocol (N = 238)

P value

Clinically important bleeding

9

(4.3 %)

2

(0.8 %)

0.019

Mortality in ICU

19

(9.0 %)

22

(9.2 %)

0.930

ICU stay (days)a

5.0

(2–59)

4.0

(2–49)

0.195

  1. aValues are presented as the median (range)