Gastrointestinal Disease
Conditions
Keywords
Stress Ulcer Prevention
Brief summary
This is a descriptive retrospective database analysis study in using database. All patients with a physician PPI prescription will be selected to estimate the PPI inappropriate use.
Detailed description
Study primary objective is to identify the inappropriate use of PPI (overall, outpatient & inpatient).
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* All patients in 2015 China Health Insurance Research Association (CHIRA) database. * Patients had PPI prescription during Jan. 2015 to Dec. 2015 will be selected to estimate the PPI inappropriate use.
Exclusion criteria
• Patients without data of treatment information.
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame | Description |
|---|---|---|
| Overall proportion of patient inappropriate use of PPI | 2015.01-2015.12 | Overall number of patient times/courses with PPI inappropriate use (including non-indication use, over maximum daily dose and over maximum duration) divided by the total number of patient-times/courses with PPI use for both outpatients and inpatients. |
Countries
China