Association of Antisecretory Drugs with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Using Oral Anticoagulants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis
Kurlander JE, Barnes GD, Fisher A, Gonzalez JJ, Helminski D, Saini SD, Sengupta N, Yang YX, Scheiman J, Laine L. Association of Antisecretory Drugs with Upper Gastrointestinal Bleeding in Patients Using Oral Anticoagulants: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis. The American Journal Of Medicine 2022, 135: 1231-1243.e8. PMID: 35679879, PMCID: PMC10031639, DOI: 10.1016/j.amjmed.2022.05.031.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper gastrointestinal bleedingProton pump inhibitorsGastrointestinal bleedingH2-receptor antagonistsObservational studyOral anticoagulantsAntisecretory drugsRelative riskLower riskNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug useSystematic reviewAnti-inflammatory drug useOvert upper gastrointestinal bleedingLow statistical heterogeneitySingle observational studyGreater treatment effectRandom-effects modelWeb of ScienceConcomitant aspirinRandomized trialsCochrane LibraryPump inhibitorsBias assessmentStatistical heterogeneityBleeding