Open AccessProton-pump inhibitors for prevention of upper gastrointestinal bleeding in patients undergoing dialysis
Author(s) -
Young Rim Song,
Hyung Jik Kim,
Jwa-Kyung Kim,
Sung Gyun Kim
Publication year - 2015
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.v21.i16.4919
Subject(s) - medicine , upper gastrointestinal bleeding , dialysis , end stage renal disease , gastroenterology , incidence (geometry) , retrospective cohort study , univariate analysis , gastrointestinal bleeding , surgery , cumulative incidence , hazard ratio , cohort , disease , multivariate analysis , confidence interval , endoscopy , physics , optics
To investigate the preventive effects of low-dose proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) for upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB) in end-stage renal disease.