Histamine-2 receptor antagonists versus proton pump inhibitors for septic shock after lower gastrointestinal tract perforation: a retrospective cohort study using a national inpatient database

Table 2 Outcomes in the unmatched and propensity-matched groups

	Unmatched groups			Propensity-matched groups
	H2RA group	PPI group	P	H2RA group	PPI group	P
Outcome, n (%)	n = 1227	n = 1879		n = 1088	n = 1088
Gastrointestinal bleeding requiring endoscopic hemostasis	8 (0.65)	25 (1.33)	0.076	8 (0.74)	14 (1.3)	0.284
28-day mortality	130 (10.6)	234 (12.4)	0.954	123 (11.3)	141 (12.9)	0.386
Clostridioides difficile infection	10 (0.81)	12 (0.64)	0.663	7 (0.64)	5 (0.46)	0.774
Hospital-acquired pneumonia	38 (3.1)	64 (3.4)	0.681	33 (3.0)	47 (4.3)	0.138

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