Effects of high-dose versus low-dose proton pump inhibitors for treatment of gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding: a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials

Department of Gastrointestinal Vascular Pediatric Surgery, Dongfeng General Hospital of National Medicine, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, P.R. China. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Affiliated Huadu Hospital of Southern Medical University (People's Hospital of Huadu District), Guangzhou, Guangdong, P.R. China. Department of Gastrointestinal Surgery, Renmin Hospital, Hubei University of Medicine, Shiyan, Hubei, P.R. China.

The Journal of International Medical Research. 2022;50(4):3000605211067396
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Abstract
BACKGROUND We performed a meta-analysis to compare the effects of high-dose (80 mg/day) versus low-dose (40 mg/day) proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) on gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding. METHODS We retrieved studies of randomized controlled trials of PPIs administered according to different schedules for the treatment of gastrointestinal ulcer bleeding from Medline, Embase, Web of Science, Clinical Trials, and the Cochrane Database in April 2020. RESULTS Nine randomized controlled trials including 2329 patients were included in this meta-analysis. There were no significant differences in the incidences of re-bleeding, operation intervention, postoperative mortality, and length of hospital stay between the low-dose and high-dose groups. However, the blood transfusion volume was significantly higher in the high-dose group. CONCLUSION Compared with low-does PPIs, high-dose PPIs had no effect on the incidence of re-bleeding, operation intervention, or postoperative mortality, and did not reduce hospital stay in patients treated with endoscopic hemostasis for gastrointestinal bleeding.
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Study Design : Systematic Review
Language : eng
Credits : NLM