Acid‐suppressive therapy is associated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: A meta‐analysis

Deshpande, Abhishek; Pasupuleti, Vinay; Thota, Priyaleela; Pant, Chaitanya; M. Mapara, Sulaiman; Hassan, Sohaib; D.K. Rolston, David; J. Sferra, Thomas; V. Hernández, Adrían

doi:10.1111/jgh.12065

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Acid‐suppressive therapy is associated with spontaneous bacterial peritonitis in cirrhotic patients: A meta‐analysis

Published in Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology • Nov 29, 2012

Authors:

Abhishek Deshpande

Vinay Pasupuleti

Priyaleela Thota

Abstract

BACKGROUND AND AIM: Proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and H(2) -receptor antagonists (H2RA) are frequently prescribed in hospitalized patients with cirrhosis. There are conflicting reports regarding the role of acid-suppressive therapy in predisposing hospitalized patients with cirrhosis to spontaneous b...

Subject

Medicine

Spontaneous bacterial peritonitis

Cirrhosis

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