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Prehospitalization Proton Pump Inhibitor (PPI) use and Clinical Outcomes in COVID-19
Preethi Ramachandran; Abhilash Perisetti; Mahesh Gajendran; Farla Jean-Louise; Alok Kumar Dwivedi; Hemant Goyal.
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  • Preethi Ramachandran; Brookdale UniversityHospital and Medical Center
  • Abhilash Perisetti; University of Arkansas for Medical Sciences
  • Mahesh Gajendran; TTUHSC El Paso
  • Farla Jean-Louise; Brookdale University Hospital and Medical center
  • Alok Kumar Dwivedi; Texas Tech University, Paul L Foster School of Medicine
  • Hemant Goyal; Wright Center for Graduate Medical Education
Preprint en En | PREPRINT-MEDRXIV | ID: ppmedrxiv-20151084
ABSTRACT
Background and AimGastric acid has shown to neutralize many viruses. The working receptor of SARS-CoV-2 is angiotensin-converting enzyme-2 (ACE-2), which has shown to be omnipresent in the gastrointestinal tract. There is a theoretical concern that SARS-CoV-2 can escape the neutralization by gastric acid because of hypochlorhydria caused by the use of proton pump inhibitors (PPI) and can predispose the patients for severe COVID-19. MethodsWe studied the association between prehospitalization PPI use and clinical outcomes among hospitalized COVID-19 patients. ResultsIn our study, 15.6% of hospitalized COVID-19 patients were on PPIs at home. Mortality among PPI-users was 2.3 times higher than non-users, along with 2.5 times higher risk of mechanical ventilation. This relationship existed even after adjusting for confounding variables. ConclusionThese results warrant further investigation in prospective studies to evaluate if PPI-induced hypochlorhydria is associated with worse outcomes, including mortality because of the omnipresence of ACE-2 in the gastrointestinal tract.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 09-preprints Base de datos: PREPRINT-MEDRXIV Tipo de estudio: Cohort_studies / Experimental_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Preprint
Texto completo: 1 Colección: 09-preprints Base de datos: PREPRINT-MEDRXIV Tipo de estudio: Cohort_studies / Experimental_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies Idioma: En Año: 2020 Tipo del documento: Preprint