Open AccessPPIs are not associated with a lower incidence of portal-hypertension-related bleeding in cirrhosis
Author(s) -
Mauricio GarciaSaenzdeSicilia,
Juan Francisco Sánchez Ávila,
Norberto C Chavez-Tapia,
Gustavo López-Arce,
Sandra GarcíaOsogobio,
Roberto Ruíz-Cordero,
Félix Ignacio Téllez-Ávila
Publication year - 2010
Publication title -
world journal of gastroenterology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 1.427
H-Index - 155
eISSN - 2219-2840
pISSN - 1007-9327
DOI - 10.3748/wjg.v16.i46.5869
Subject(s) - medicine , portal hypertensive gastropathy , portal hypertension , gastroenterology , cirrhosis , esophageal varices , odds ratio , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , gastric varices , incidence (geometry) , proton pump inhibitor , gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , endoscopy , physics , optics
To determine if proton pump inhibitor use in cirrhotic patients with endoscopic findings of portal hypertension is associated with a lower frequency of gastrointestinal bleeding.