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Systematic review and meta-analysis of proton pump inhibitor therapy in peptic ulcer bleeding.

ABSTRACT:

Objectives

To review randomised controlled trials of treatment with a proton pump inhibitor in patients with ulcer bleeding and determine the impact on mortality, rebleeding, and surgical intervention.

Design

Systematic review and meta-analysis.

Data sources

Cochrane Collaboration's trials register, Medline, and Embase, handsearched abstracts, and pharmaceutical companies.

Review methods

Included randomised controlled trials compared proton pump inhibitor with placebo or H2 receptor antagonist in endoscopically proved bleeding ulcer and reported at least one of mortality, rebleeding, or surgical intervention. Trials were graded for methodological quality. Two assessors independently reviewed each trial, and disagreements were resolved by consensus.

Results

We included 21 randomised controlled trials comprising 2915 patients. Proton pump inhibitor treatment had no significant effect on mortality (odds ratio 1.11, 95% confidence interval 0.79 to 1.57; number needed to treat (NNT) incalculable) but reduced rebleeding (0.46, 0.33 to 0.64; NNT 12) and surgery (0.59, 0.46 to 0.76; NNT 20). Results were similar when the meta-analysis was restricted to the 10 trials with the highest methodological quality: 0.96, 0.46 to 2.01, for mortality; 0.41, 0.25 to 0.68, NNT 10, for rebleeding; 0.62, 0.46 to 0.83, NNT 25, for surgery.

Conclusions

Treatment with a proton pump inhibitor reduces the risk of rebleeding and the requirement for surgery after ulcer bleeding but has no benefit on overall mortality.

SUBMITTER: Leontiadis GI

PROVIDER: S-EPMC554028 | biostudies-literature | 2005 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of proton pump inhibitor therapy in peptic ulcer bleeding.

Leontiadis Grigoris I GI Sharma Virender K VK Howden Colin W CW

BMJ (Clinical research ed.) 20050131 7491

<h4>Objectives</h4>To review randomised controlled trials of treatment with a proton pump inhibitor in patients with ulcer bleeding and determine the impact on mortality, rebleeding, and surgical intervention.<h4>Design</h4>Systematic review and meta-analysis.<h4>Data sources</h4>Cochrane Collaboration's trials register, Medline, and Embase, handsearched abstracts, and pharmaceutical companies.<h4>Review methods</h4>Included randomised controlled trials compared proton pump inhibitor with placeb ...[more]

PMID: 15684023

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Systematic review and meta-analysis of proton pump inhibitor therapy in peptic ulcer bleeding.

Objectives

Design

Data sources

Review methods

Results

Conclusions

Publications

Systematic review and meta-analysis of proton pump inhibitor therapy in peptic ulcer bleeding.

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