Use of intravenous proton-pump inhibitors in a teaching hospital practice.

Objective: To evaluate intravenous proton-pump inhibitor (IV PPI) prescribing in a single academic teaching hospital.

Methods: A retrospective pilot study of 107 patients in a single United States military teaching hospital was conducted over a 1-month period. Clinical data were collected and analyzed for demographic features, prior medication use, admission hemoglobin level, service prescribing the IV PPI, indication for IV PPI, IV PPI treatment duration, gastroenterology consultant use, endoscopic findings, and blood products given.