Characteristics of Hemorrhagic Peptic Ulcers in Patients Receiving Antithrombotic/Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory

Background/Aims: Antithrombotic/nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) therapies increase the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The features of hemorrhagic peptic ulcer disease in patients receiving antithrombotic/NSAID therapies were investigated. Methods: We investigated the medica...

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Published in:Gut and liver 2012-10, Vol.6 (4), p.423
Main Authors: Kazuhiko Nakamura, Kazuya Akahoshi, Toshiaki Ochiai, Keishi Komori, Kazuhiro Haraguchi, Munehiro Tanaka, Norimoto Nakamura, Yoshimasa Tanaka, Kana Kakigao, Haruei Ogino, Eikichi Ihara, Hirotada Akiho, Yasuaki Motomura, Teppei Kabemura, Naohiko Harada, Yoshiharu Chijiiwa, Tetsuhide Ito, Ryoichi Takayanagi
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Language:Korean
Subjects:
Anti-inflammatory agents
Antithrombotic therapy
Endoscopic
Hemorrhagic ulcer
non-steroidal
Peptic ulcer
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Summary:Background/Aims: Antithrombotic/nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) therapies increase the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The features of hemorrhagic peptic ulcer disease in patients receiving antithrombotic/NSAID therapies were investigated. Methods: We investigated the medical records of 485 consecutive patients who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy and were diagnosed with hemorrhagic gastroduodenal ulcers. The patients treated with antithrombotic agents/NSAIDs were categorized as the antithrombotic therapy (AT) group (n=213). The patients who were not treated with antithrombotics/NSAIDs were categorized as the control (C) group (n=263). The clinical characteristics were compared between the groups. Results: The patients in the AT group were significantly older than those in the C group (p
ISSN:1976-2283