Peptic ulcer bleeding in the elderly: relative roles of Helicobacter pylori and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
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ABSTRACT: BACKGROUND: Most ulcers are caused, one can deduce, by Helicobacter pylori or by use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs). Whether both together are worse than one alone is something that is quite unknown. AIM: To study both factors in order to see wither they interact together positively. METHOD: A case control study of ulcer bleeding in elderly patients chosen without weeding. RESULTS: NSAID usage increased risk substantially. So did H pylori infection (but relative risk less than three). Neither seemed to interact. Their actions were discretely intact. CONCLUSION: H pylori effects ulcer bleeding in an adverse manner but does not make the risk of NSAIDs worse.
SUBMITTER: Cullen DJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC1891536 | biostudies-other | 1997 Oct
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-other
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