Pantoprazole in Patients at Risk for Gastrointestinal Bleeding in the ICU

Mette Krag1, Søren Marker1, Anders Perner1

  • 1From the Department of Intensive Care (M.K., S.M., A.P., I.-L.J., J.O.W., B.B., M.B.M., L.Q., K.J.T., A.M., J. Wiis, A.G., C.T.A., T.S.M, P.B.H., M.H.M.), Copenhagen Trial Unit, Center for Clinical Intervention Research (J. Wetterslev, J.E.), and the Department of Neurointensive Care (R.D.N, C.S.), Rigshospitalet, Bispebjerg and Frederiksberg Hospital (D.F.P.), and the Section of Biostatistics (T.L.), University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Center for Research in Intensive Care (M.K., S.M., A.P., J. Wetterslev, B.S.R., T.L., B.A.-L., M.H.M.), Aalborg University Hospital, Aalborg University, Aalborg (B.S.R., S.R.A., J.B.A., C.A.S., P.H., J. Hauge), Randers Hospital, Randers (H.B., M.L.V., K.B.P., K.L.D.A.), Aarhus University Hospital, Nørrebrogade (T.E., J.F.), and Aarhus University Hospital, Skejby (O.B.) - both in Aarhus, Zealand University Hospital, Køge (J.V.J., C.K.W.K.), Viborg Hospital, Viborg (L.L., C.G.S.), Nordsjællands Hospital, University of Copenhagen, Hillerød (M.H.B.), Holbæk Hospital, Holbæk (J.M.E.), Zealand University Hospital, Roskilde (A.W.), Herning Hospital, Herning (R.W.), and Slagelse Hospital, Slagelse (S.I.) - all in Denmark; the Center for Statistical Science, Peking University, Beijing (T.L.); University Hospital of Wales, Cardiff (M.P.W., M.P.G.M.), and Oxford University Hospitals NHS Foundation Trust, Oxford (M. Borthwick) - both in the United Kingdom; Inselspital, Bern University Hospital, University of Bern, Bern (J.C.S., J.T., S.M.J.), and Basel University Hospital, Basel (M.S., A.H., J.S., D.T., T.V.) - both in Switzerland; University Medical Center Groningen, University of Groningen, Groningen, the Netherlands (F.K., I.C.C.H., W.D.); Haukeland University Hospital, University of Bergen, Bergen (A.B.G., B.S.), and Oslo University Hospital (J.H.L.) and Akershus University Hospital (P.M.B.), Oslo - all in Norway; and Kuopio University Hospital, Kuopio (S.B., J.K.), Helsinki University Hospital, Helsinki (M. Bäcklund), and Turku University Hospital, Turku (J.G.) - all in Finland.

Summary

Proton-pump inhibitor pantoprazole did not reduce 90-day mortality in intensive care unit (ICU) patients at risk for gastrointestinal bleeding. This study found similar outcomes for pantoprazole and placebo groups, including clinically important events.

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