Effect of proton pump inhibitors on mortality of cirrhotic patients with pneumonia.

<h4>Objective</h4>Pneumonia is life-threatening in patients with liver cirrhosis. Proton pump inhibitors (PPIs) may increase the risk of these patients developing pneumonia. However, whether PPIs increase mortality in patients with cirrhosis and pneumonia remain unknown.<h4>Methods...

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Main Authors: Tsung-Hsing Hung, Chih-Wei Tseng, Chih-Chun Tsai, Hsing-Feng Lee
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0216041