Open AccessHigh-Dose vs Non–High-Dose Proton Pump Inhibitors After Endoscopic Treatment in Patients With Bleeding Peptic Ulcer
Author(s) -
ChihHung Wang
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
archives of internal medicine
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
eISSN - 1538-3679
pISSN - 0003-9926
DOI - 10.1001/archinternmed.2010.100
Subject(s) - medicine , odds ratio , gastroenterology , peptic , randomized controlled trial , bolus (digestion) , confidence interval , peptic ulcer
High-dose proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) (80-mg bolus, followed by 8-mg/h continuous infusion for 72 hours) have been widely studied and used. However, to date no concrete evidence has shown that high-dose PPIs are more effective than non-high-dose PPIs.
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