| Autor: |
Mansfield JC; Endoscopy Centre, South Cleveland Hospital, Middlesbrough., Greenaway JR, Contractor BR, Idle N, Bramble MG |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Zdroj: |
The British journal of general practice : the journal of the Royal College of General Practitioners [Br J Gen Pract] 1997 Dec; Vol. 47 (425), pp. 825-6. |
| Abstrakt: |
This study aims to determine whether priority should be given to patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or aspirin when selecting which dyspeptic patients to refer for open access gastroscopy. A total of 8156 patients underwent gastroscopy, all of whom had upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Patients taking NSAIDs or aspirin showed no significant differences in the frequency of ulcer disease when age-matched groups were compared. Although NSAIDs and aspirin are frequently implicated in gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly, patients referred for investigation of dyspepsia show no increase in major endoscopic pathology. |
| Databáze: |
MEDLINE |
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