Ref (type) | Population | Outcome, Interventions | Results and statistical analysis | Effect size | Favours |
Ulcer healing | |||||
Systematic review |
3910 people 34 RCTs in this analysis |
Healing
83% with eradication treatment plus antisecretory drugs for 1 month 81% with antisecretory drugs alone for 1 month |
RR for ulcer persistence 0.66 95% CI 0.58 to 0.76 NNT for persistence 14 95% CI 11 to 20 |
Small effect size | eradication treatment plus antisecretory drugs |