Type of stress ulcer prophylaxis and risk of nosocomial pneumonia in cardiac surgical patients: cohort study.

The article discusses a research paper on the association between the type of stress ulcer prophylaxis administered and the risk of postoperative pneumonia in patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft (CABG) surgery. It references a study by Brian T. Bateman et al., published online on bmj.com. The study shows a small increase in the risk of postoperative pneumonia in CABG patients treated with proton pump inhibitors for stress ulcer prophylaxis.