Increased intragastric pH apparently has not been associated with increased incidence of nosocomial pneumonia. According to a meta-analysis published about the use of ranitidine as an antisecretory agent, it had an incidence of 19.1% compared to the incidence rate with acid neutralizers such as sucralfate of 16.2%.
El aumento del PH intragástrico al parecer no se ha asociado a aumento de la incidencia en neumonía nosocomial, de acuerdo a metanálisis publicados luego de usar antisecretorios como la ranitidina, con incidencia de 19,1%, comparado con neutralizantes del ácido como el sucralfate con 16,2%.