Chronic Kidney Disease, Pneumonia
Conditions
Keywords
Proton pump inhibitors, Pneumonia, Retrospective cohort study
Brief summary
Chronic kidney disease is a severe medical problem in Taiwan public health issue, which the highest incidence and prevalence rate in the world.Proton pump inhibitors may increase the risk of pneumonia appearance, which were caused by profound irreversible gastric acid suppression. The study purpose was to characterize difference of developing pneumonia in chronic kidney disease of prior use proton pump inhibitors.
Detailed description
The study used data from Taiwan Health Insurance Research Database; the investigators conducted a population-based cohort study in Taiwan. Case consisted of all patients who had a first diagnosis of chronic kidney disease for the period between 1997 and 2008. The investigators utilized the use of Proton pump inhibitor from chronic kidney disease patients.
Interventions
None listed
Sponsors
Study design
Eligibility
Inclusion criteria
* Chronic kidney disease
Exclusion criteria
* excluded those patients who had ever been diagnosed with CKD before 1997
Design outcomes
Primary
| Measure | Time frame |
|---|---|
| Chronic kidney disease ICD-9 | 2012-Dec |