Gastroenterology

An overall report is available to show all patients that have been detected, where gastroprotection might be considered. 

? GI Bleeding Risk – Consider Gastroprotection #

This report is found in the folder CDRC Quality > Gastroenterology

Further reports are also available for individual medications: 

CDRC Quality > Cardiovascular > ? Antiplatelet Safety 3: Consider Gastroprotection # 

CDRC Quality > Endocrinology > ? Corticosteroid Safety 1: Consider Gastroprotection # 

CDRC Quality > Haematology > ? Anticoagulation Safety 09 – High GI Bleed Risk – no gastroprotection # 

CDRC Quality > Rheumatology > ? NSAID Safety 5: Consider Gastroprotection # 

If prioritisation is needed, more detailed reports are available with increasing numbers of risk factors: 

How to Access:

With the patient’s record retrieved, in the search bar located in the bottom left-hand corner type in ‘Gastroprotection – CDRC’ and select the following template:

Alternatively, press F12 and type in ‘Gastroprotection – CDRC’ in the search bar, this will return the aforementioned template.

Gastroprotection Template:

The Gastroprotection template shows current gastroprotection repeats (if present) and a recommendation to consider gastroprotection if the patient is taking a relevant medication and has risk factors for gastrointestinal bleeding.  The licensed doses for gastroprotection are shown at the bottom of the template. 

There are links to pages for each of the four main classes of drugs that affect GI bleeding risk. 

Each page shows: 

• Guidance on gastroprotection for that medication 
• The relevant medication that may require gastroprotection 
• A summary of some of the relevant risk factors