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A Profile of Patients on ASA or NSAIDs Hospitalized with Gastrointestinal Perforations

Author(s) -

James D Bailey,

Robert J. Bailey,

Richard N. Fedorak

Publication year - 1995

Publication title -

canadian journal of gastroenterology

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

eISSN - 1916-7237

pISSN - 0835-7900

DOI - 10.1155/1995/239138

Subject(s) - medicine , misoprostol , gastrointestinal tract , referral , perforation , nonsteroidal , gastroenterology , asymptomatic , stomach , retrospective cohort study , gastrointestinal bleeding , gastrointestinal perforation , materials science , family medicine , metallurgy , punching , peritonitis , pregnancy , genetics , abortion , biology

BACKGROUND: In a recent clinical trial gastrointestinal tract perforations in patients on nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were found to occur with a frequency of 0.15%, and possibly to be reduced in patients concomitantly using the cytoprotective agent misoprostol

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