upper gastrointestinal bleeding

CLIN ICAL GASTROENTEROLOGY

A profile of patients on ASA or NSAIDs hospitalized with upper gastrointestinal bleeding JESSICA RIEDER, L DUNCAN SAUNDERS, MB, BCH, PHO, RICI !ARD N FEDORAK, MD

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NSAIOs hospitalized with upper gastrointestinal bleeding. Can 1993;7(6 ):459-465.

J Gastroenterol

BACKGROUND: T he wi 1 pack/day)

NSAIDs number/ total(%) 31/74 (40) 7/41 (17) 6/64 (9)" 18/ 69 (26)

ASA number/ total (%) 45/98 (46) 9/58 (16) 13/83 (16) 33/95 (35)

Both number/ total (%) 12/32 (38) 5/20 (25) 6/27 (22) 8/29 (28)

Neither number/ total(%) 17/141 (50) 20/85 (24) 36/133 (27) 53/139 (38)

Total number/ total(%)

159/348 (46) 41/203 (20) 61/307 (20) 112/332 (34)

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