Stress ulcer prophylaxis guidelines: Are they being implemented in Lebanese health care centers?

Table 3 General characteristics of the sample (n =1004)

Patients characteristics	n (%)
Gender
Males	527 (52.5)
Females	477 (47.5)
Age (yr, mean ± SD)	54.6 ± 21.2
Unit
ICU	142 (14.1)
IM	468 (46.6)
Surgery	190 (18.9)
CCU	94 (9.4)
Pediatrics	40 (4.0)
OBGYN	28 (2.8)
Others	42 (4.2)
Hospital stay: Median and IQR (d)	4.0 (5.0)1
Acid-suppressant drugs
PPIs	618 (61.6)
Omeprazole	477 (47.5)
Lansoprazole	50 (5.0)
Esomeprazole	5 (0.5)
Rabeprazole	86 (8.6)
H2-RAs	386 (38.4)
Ranitidine	384 (38.2)
Nizatidine	2 (0.20)
Duplicate therapy	0 (0)

¹The median was reported since this variable was positively skewed. ICU: Intensive care unit; IM: Internal medicine; CCU: Critical care unit; OBGYN: Obstetrics and gynecology; IQR: InterQuartile range; PPIs: Proton-pump inhibitors; H2-RAs: Histamine 2 receptor antagonist.