Incidence of postoperative dyspepsia is not associated with prophylactic use of drugs

CONTEXT AND OBJECTIVE: Preoperative fasting guidelines do not recommend H2 receptor antagonists or proton pump inhibitors. This study investigated prophylactic use of gastric protection and the incidence of dyspeptic symptoms in the immediate postoperative period.DESIGN AND SETTING: Non-randomized o...

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Main Authors: Sara Yumi Tsuchie, Fernando Souza Nani, Joaquim Edson Vieira
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Associação Paulista de Medicina
Series:São Paulo Medical Journal
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Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S1516-31802014000400219&lng=en&tlng=en