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Proportion of oesophagitis healing and heartburn relief in patients with endoscopically proven erosive or ulcerative oesophagitis treated with proton-pump inhibitors (PPIs) or H2-receptor antagonists: a meta-analysis including 7635 patients
| PPIs | H2-receptor antagonists | |
|---|---|---|
| Oesophagitis healing (%) | 83.6 ± 11.4 | 51.9 ± 17.1 |
| Heartburn-free (%) | 77.4 ± 10.4 | 47.6 ± 15.5 |
| Healing rate (% wk) | 11.5 | 6.4 |
Source: Chiba et al.12
