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

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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Main Authors: James D Bailey, Robert J Bailey, Richard N Fedorak
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 1995-01-01
Series:Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
Online Access:http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/239138
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spelling doaj-art-b86c7af3954b45f68047d89c9b3fc3a62025-02-03T01:33:02ZengWileyCanadian Journal of Gastroenterology0835-79001995-01-019738739210.1155/1995/239138A Profile of Patients on ASA or NSAIDs Hospitalized with Gastrointestinal PerforationsJames D Bailey0Robert J Bailey1Richard N Fedorak2Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaDivision of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, CanadaBACKGROUND: 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.http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/239138
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A Profile of Patients on ASA or NSAIDs Hospitalized with Gastrointestinal Perforations
Canadian Journal of Gastroenterology
title A Profile of Patients on ASA or NSAIDs Hospitalized with Gastrointestinal Perforations
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title_fullStr A Profile of Patients on ASA or NSAIDs Hospitalized with Gastrointestinal Perforations
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title_short A Profile of Patients on ASA or NSAIDs Hospitalized with Gastrointestinal Perforations
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url http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/1995/239138
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