Table 2.

Emergency care residents' views on use of acid suppressing drugs (N = 50).

Question	Number responded	%, [95% CI]
Do you prescribe acid suppressing drugs for
your patients?
Yes	50	100% [91.11, 99.82]
No	0	—
What percentage of patients require acid
suppressing drugs?
90–100%	6	12% [4.97, 25.00]
60–89%	20	40% [26.73, 54.80]
30–59%	18	36% [23.28, 50.86]
Less than 30%	6	12% [4.97, 25.00]
Most common indication for prescribing
acid suppressing drugs
Acute gastritis	25	50% [35.72, 64.28]
Stress ulcer prophylaxis	11	22% [11.99, 36.33]
Along with NSAIDs	10	10% [10.50, 34.14]
Others	4	8% [2.59, 20.11]
Acid suppressing drug preferably prescribed
PPI	46	92% [79.89, 97.41]
H2 receptor blocker	2	4% [0.70, 14.86]
Others	2	4% [0.70, 14.86]
Do you read the package insert of the acid
suppressing drug before prescribing?
Yes	9	18% [9.05, 31.92]
No, not required	9	18% [9.05, 31.92]
No, do not have time	19	38% [25.00, 52.84]
No, never thought of it	13	26% [15.08, 40.61]
Most common route of administration
preferred by you
Oral	21	42% [28.49, 56.73]
Parenteral (IV/IM)	29	58% [43.27, 71.51]
Duration of prescribing acid suppressing drugs
Less than 1 week	31	62% [47.16, 75.00]
1-2 weeks	13	26% [15.08, 40.61]
2–4 weeks	4	8% [2.59, 20.11]
More than 4 weeks	2	4% [0.70, 14.86]
From where do the patients procure acid
suppressing drugs prescribed by you?
Free of cost by hospital	41	82% [68.08, 90.95]
Purchased by patient	9	18% [9.05, 31.92]