Proton pump inhibitor use associated with increased mortality risk in kidney transplant patients
1. PPI use may be associated with an increased mortality risk in patients who have received kidney transplants. Evidence Rating ...
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2 Minute Medicine Rewind June 22, 2020
The association between use of proton-pump inhibitors and excess mortality after kidney transplantation: A cohort study 1. PPI use may ...
Proton pump inhibitor use associated with development of chronic kidney disease
1. Amongst two prospective cohorts, use of proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) was associated with a 20 – 50% higher ...
Omeprazole before endoscopy in patients with gastrointestinal bleeding [Classics Series]
1. Compared to placebo, treating patients with omeprazole bolus and infusion prior to endoscopy significantly reduces the need for endoscopic ...
Continuous PPI use associated with recurrent Clostridium difficile infection
1. Patients on continuous proton pump inhibitor (PPI) had an increased risk of recurrence of their Clostridium difficile infection. 2. ...
Proton pump inhibitor boluses as effective as infusions in ulcer bleeds
1. Bleeding ulcers in the stomach and duodenum that are deemed high risk for rebleeding are defined by three endoscopically ...
H2 receptor antagonists associated with lower risk of bleeding and infections vs. PPIs
Image: PD 1. Histamine-2 receptor antagonists (H2RAs) were associated with lower risk of developing a secondary gastrointestinal (GI) hemorrhage, pneumonia, ...
New device reduces acid exposure in gastroesophageal reflux disease
Feb 22nd - Magnetic sphincter augmentation was effective in reducing esophageal acid exposure and improved quality of life in gastric ...