Oxytocin, which is currently available in synthetic form (3), has been widely used for indications such as induction of labor, augmentation of labor, post-partum hemorrhage, or uterine atony, and also for other indications such as diabetes insipidus and vasodilatory shock.
Clinicians should investigate strategies to restrict PPI use for indications such as SUP.
ICUs should implement measures to restrict PPI use for indications such as SUP given the unlikelihood that therapy will be changed before the risk for infectious complications is apparent.
Coils, gelatine sponge and PVA are often used for control of haemorrhage, while a combination of ethanol and coils or PVA may be used for other indications, such as tumour palliation.
Use of IV and oral contrast is not routinely required and can be used selectively for indications such as suspected intestinal obstruction, or inflammatory aetiologies such as pancreatitis or bowel ischaemia.
Unlike Z-drugs, BZD could be used for other indications such as epilepsy or anxiety [ 56, 57].
Seven meshes currently used for various indications such as hernia repair, pelvic organ prolapse (POP), and stress urinary incontinence (SUI) were studied.
This was relevant since antihypertensive drugs are also used for other indications, such as heart failure (e.g. ACE-inhibitors) and post-myocardial infarction (e.g. beta-blocking agents).
The Ahlbäck classification is probably the most quoted classification in the literature on preoperative studies and is also used for surgical indications such as total knee arthroplasty (TKA) or unicompartmental knee arthroplasty, arthroscopic debridement, tibial osteotomy, etc.
Limited evidence indicates that even after moving to the United States, persons from countries with limited or no restrictions on antimicrobial drugs are more likely than persons born in the United States to use them for inappropriate indications, such as common colds, and use them without a prescription (16, 17).
