Purpose: The implications of recent studies for guidelines that pertain to stress ulcer prophylaxis in the postoperative period are discussed. Summary: The therapeutic guidelines on stress ulcer ...
Background The use of quinolone prophylaxis in high-risk neutropenic patients is considered standard of care but the development of resistance is a concern. Previous studies have focused mainly on ...
Departments of Infectious Diseases and Microbiology, Children’s Hospital at Westmead, Westmead, NSW, Australia Background: The value of antifungal prophylaxis depends partly on the incidence of ...
Objective The use of antibiotic prophylaxis (AP) for prevention of infective endocarditis (IE) is controversial. In recent years, guidelines to cardiologists and dentists have advised restriction of ...
Until such a trial is conducted, whether carvedilol is the best β-blocker for primary prophylaxis will remain uncertain.boxed-text Endoscopic band ligation and nonselective β-blockade are two ...