Low-dose Aspirin and Comorbidities are Significantly Related to Bleeding Peptic Ulcers in Elderly Patients Compared with Nonelderly Patients in Japan

Low-dose Aspirin and Comorbidities are Significantly Related to Bleeding Peptic Ulcers in Elderly Patients Compared with Nonelderly Patients in Japan

Objective The present study was conducted using data accumulated from our earlier study of bleeding peptic ulcers, focusing on elderly patients. Methods A total of 461 patients with bleeding peptic ulcers underwent emergency endoscopy at Saga Medical School Hospital between 1999 and 2011. Risk facto...

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Veröffentlicht in:Internal Medicine 2014, Vol.53(5), pp.367-373
Hauptverfasser: Higuchi, Toru, Iwakiri, Ryuichi, Hara, Megumi, Shimoda, Ryo, Sakata, Yasuhisa, Nakayama, Atsushi, Nio, Kenta, Yamaguchi, Shunsuke, Yamaguchi, Daisuke, Watanabe, Akira, Akutagawa, Takashi, Sakata, Hiroyuki, Fujimoto, Kazuma
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Sprache:eng
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Adolescent
Adult
Age Distribution
Age Factors
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - administration & dosage
Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal - adverse effects
antithrombotic drugs
Aspirin - administration & dosage
Aspirin - adverse effects
Comorbidity
corticosteroids
Dose-Response Relationship, Drug
Endoscopy, Gastrointestinal
Female
Follow-Up Studies
Helicobacter Infections - epidemiology
Helicobacter Infections - microbiology
Helicobacter pylori
Helicobacter pylori - isolation & purification
hemostasis
Humans
Incidence
Japan - epidemiology
Male
Middle Aged
nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs
Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage - diagnosis
Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage - epidemiology
Retrospective Studies
Risk Factors
Stomach Ulcer - diagnosis
Stomach Ulcer - epidemiology
Stomach Ulcer - microbiology
Young Adult
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Zusammenfassung:Objective The present study was conducted using data accumulated from our earlier study of bleeding peptic ulcers, focusing on elderly patients. Methods A total of 461 patients with bleeding peptic ulcers underwent emergency endoscopy at Saga Medical School Hospital between 1999 and 2011. Risk factors for bleeding peptic ulcers were compared between two groups: an elderly group (≥65 years old) and a nonelderly group (
ISSN:0918-2918
1349-7235
DOI:10.2169/internalmedicine.53.0603