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  Helicobacter pylori, non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and smoking in risk pattern of gastroduodenal ulcers.    
        Scand J Gastroenterol. 2003 Sep;38(9):923-30.    
        PMID: 14531527 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]    
        Konturek SJ, Bielanski W, Plonka M, Pawlik T, Pepera J, Konturek PC, Czarnecki J, Penar A, Jedrychowski W.    
        Dept. of Physiology, University College of Medicine, Cracow, Poland. mpkontur@cyf-kr.edu.pl    
    BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori, NSAID and cigarette smoking are major risk factors for gastroduodenal ulcers. However, the results of studies on the interaction between these factors on ulcerogenesis are controversial. This study was designed to examine the association between gastroduodenal ulcers and H. pylori infection, NSAID use, smoking and age.
METHODS: 5967 dyspeptic patients underwent 13C-urea breath test (UBT) and upper endoscopy, while age and dyspeptic symptoms were reported.
RESULTS: Out of 5967 patients, 31.8% were ulcerated; 9.2% had gastric, 17.2% duodenal and 5.4% both gastric and duodenal ulcers. H. pylori was found in 72.5% of gastric ulcer patients, in 83.6% of duodenal ulcer patients, in 76.9% of gastroduodenal ulcer patients and in 64.8% of dyspeptic patients. The gastric, duodenal and gastroduodenal ulcers were related to H. pylori significantly and the respective ORs were: 1.44, 2.77 and 1.81. NSAID alone was used by 6.2%-12.7% of ulcer patients, tending to raise only the risk of gastric ulcer but reducing that of duodenal and gastroduodenal ulcers. The H. pylori prevalence was significantly higher in smokers (76%) than in non-smokers (67%) and the ulcer risk was also significantly higher in smokers than in non-smokers. About 20% of ulcers were 'idiopathic', i.e. without NSAID and H. pylori and the ratio of these ulcers to all ulcers significantly increased during the 5 years of the study.
CONCLUSIONS: Based on multivariable logistic regression analysis we conclude that: 1) H. pylori infection, NSAID use, smoking and age play major roles in the pathogenesis of peptic ulcerations; 2) there is a negative interaction between H. pylori and NSAID on duodenal ulcers, suggesting that H. pylori reduces the development of these ulcers in NSAID users, and 3) about 20% of peptic ulcers in the Polish population are unrelated to H. pylori and NSAID use (idiopathic ulcers).
   
             
  The prevalence of peptic ulcer not related to Helicobacter pylori or non-steroidal antiinflammatory drug use is negligible in southern Europe    
        Helicobacter. 2004 Jun;9(3):249-54.    
        PMID: 15165261 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]    
        Arroyo MT, Forne M, de Argila CM, Feu F, Arenas J, de la Vega J, Garrigues V, Mora F, Castro M, Bujanda L, Cosme A, Castiella A, Gisbert JP, Hervas A, Lanas A.    
        Service of Gastroenterology, Hospital Clinico, Zaragoza, Spain.    
    BACKGROUND AND AIM: Helicobacter pylori is the major cause of peptic ulcer disease, but the proportion of H. pylori-negative peptic ulcers seems to be increasing in developed countries. We investigated the frequency of H. pylori-negative peptic ulcer without intake of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) in a Mediterranean European country.
MATERIALS AND METHODS: We prospectively collected consecutive patients with an endoscopically verified active peptic ulcer over 6 months from different areas of Spain. Helicobacter pylori infection was assessed by rapid urease test and histologic examination (corpus and antral biopsies). A (13)C-urea breath test was performed if H. pylori was not detected with the invasive test. Patients were considered H. pylori-negative if all three tests were negative. NSAID use was determined by structured data collection.
RESULTS: Of 754 consecutive peptic ulcer patients, 16 (2.1%) were H. pylori-negative and had not used NSAIDs before the diagnosis. Of the 472 patients who had duodenal ulcers, 95.7% (n = 452) were H. pylori-positive and only 1.69% (n = 8) were negative for both H. pylori infection and NSAID use; 193 patients had benign gastric ulcers and 87% (n = 168) of them were infected by H. pylori (p <.001 vs. duodenal ulcers). NSAID intake was more frequent in gastric ulcer patients (52.8%) than in duodenal ulcer patients (25.4%; p <.001). Consequently, the frequency of H. pylori-negative gastric ulcer in patients not using NSAID was 4.1% (n = 8).
CONCLUSION: Peptic ulcer disease is still highly associated with H. pylori infection in southern Europe, and only 1.6% of all duodenal ulcers and 4.1% of all gastric ulcers were not associated with either H. pylori infection or NSAID use.
   
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  Multivariate analysis of risk factors for development of duodenal ulcer in Helicobacter pylori-infected patients.    
        Digestion 2003;67(1-2):25-31    (ISSN: 0012-2823)    
        Regula J; Hennig E; Burzykowski T; Orlowska J; Przytulski K; Polkowski M; Dziurkowska-Marek A; Marek T; Nowak A; Butruk E; Ostrowski J    
        Department of Gastroenterology, Medical Center for Postgraduate Education, Warsaw, Poland.    
    BACKGROUND: Although Helicobacter pylori is a significant etiologic factor of peptic ulcer disease, it remains unknown why ulcers develop only in the minority of infected individuals. AIM: The aim of this cross-sectional study was to evaluate the association between the presence of duodenal ulcer in H. pylori-infected patients and different risk factors.
METHODS: A total of 122 H. pylori-infected patients were enrolled; 79 had duodenal ulcer and 43 gastritis. Univariate analysis was conducted using either Fisher's exact test or exact Cochrane-Armitage trend test. In multivariate analysis the logistic model was used.
RESULTS: Univariate analysis indicated six factors (male sex, smoking, antral H. pylori density, CAGA presence in antrum, and VACA s1a presence in antrum and corpus). Four factors (sex, smoking-alcohol index, H. pylori density index, and CAGA index) were found to be significant in multivariate analysis. The best model predicting duodenal ulcer included male sex, smoking, presence of H. PYLORI on histopathology in antrum and CAGA presence in corpus.
CONCLUSION: Although several risk factors were significantly associated with duodenal ulcer, we failed in the identification of either a single risk factor or a set of factors that can unequivocally differentiate patients with ulcer from those with gastritis. [Copyright 2003 S. Karger AG, Basel].
   
             
  What role today for Helicobacter pylori in peptic ulcer?    
        Gastroenterol Clin Biol 2003 Mar;27(3 Pt 2):409-14    (ISSN: 0399-8320)    
        Cadiot G    
        Service d'Hepato-Gastroenterologie, Hopital Robert-Debre, 51092 Reims Cedex. gcadiot@chu-reims.fr    
    Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs/aspirin (NSAIDs) remain today the main etiologies of duodenal (DU) and gastric (GU) ulcers. In some countries or areas in which prevalence of H. pylori infection has decreased, and probably also in which the consumption of NSAIDs is high, the proportion of ulcers not associated with H. pylori is high. Nevertheless, the proportion of Helicobacter pylori-negative, NSAID-negative ulcers remains low, less than 6% in most studies. Furthermore, this proportion is probably overestimated because the search for the infection and NSAIDs treatments was not always performed properly. Data about characteristics of idiopathic GU (after excluding cancer) are missing. In two studies, Helicobacter pylori-negative, NSAID-negative DU were associated in two thirds to three quarters of the cases with co-morbidities, often severe (cirrhosis, respiratory, renal or cardiac failure, malignancy). Numerous digestive diseases can give a DU, Crohn's disease being probably the most frequent one. Gastric acid hypersecretion, as in H. pylori-positive DU, seems to be the pathogenic factor of idiopathic DU, with increased duodenal acid load. The outcome of idiopathic ulcers has been little studied. There are no reliable data concerning the risk of complications. Therapy is based on proton pump inhibitors at a dosage allowing prolonged healing.    
             
  Present position in the prevention and therapy of NSAID-induced ulcers    
        Schweiz Med Wochenschr 1999 Jul 27;129(29-30):1073-80    (ISSN: 0036-7672)    
        Lehmann FS; Beglinger C    
        Abteilung fur Gastroenterologie, Universitatsspital Basel.    
    The administration of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is frequently associated with injury to the gastroduodenal mucosa and leads in approximately 1.5% of patients to severe complications such as haemorrhage or perforation. The risk of serious upper GI complications is increased in patients > 65 years with a previous history of peptic ulcer disease or gastrointestinal haemorrhage, concomitant steroid use and significant cardiovascular comorbidity. Previous studies have shown that misoprostol is effective in reducing the incidence of gastric and duodenal ulcers as well as serious gastrointestinal complications. Recently, four large clinical trials have demonstrated that omeprazole is effective in preventing and treating NSAID-induced ulcers. Omeprazole when compared to misoprostol was equally effective in preventing gastric ulcers and more effective in duodenal ulcers. For treatment of gastric and duodenal ulcers, omeprazole was more effective than misoprostol and ranitidin. Prophylaxis of NSAID-induced ulcers should be administered in all patients with several risk factors for serious gastrointestinal complications.    
             
  H. pylori-negative duodenal ulcer prevalence and causes in 774 patients    
        Dig Dis Sci 1999 Nov;44(11):2295-302    (ISSN: 0163-2116)    
        Gisbert JP; Blanco M; Mateos JM; Fernandez-Salazar L; Fernandez-Bermejo M; Cantero J; Pajares JM    
        Department of Gastroenterology, University Hospital La Princesa Madrid, Spain.    
    The prevalence of H. pylori infection has been reported to be very high in duodenal ulcer (DU) disease, but the precise frequency and causes of H. pylori-negative DU are not well known. In some geographical regions, however, a relatively low prevalence of the infection has been described. Our aim was to study the frequency and causes of H. pylori-negative DU and to evaluate whether empirical H. pylori eradication therapy without confirmation of the infection is justified. In all 774 consecutive patients with an endoscopic diagnosis of DU were studied prospectively. Exclusion criteria were associated diseases and previous gastric surgery. The use of NSAIDs, antibiotics (during the last month), and proton pump inhibitors (during the last month) was evaluated by means of a specific questionnaire. At endoscopy, two biopsies from both antrum and corpus were obtained in all 774 patients for histologic study (H&E stain). One sample from the antrum for rapid urease test, one sample each from the antrum and corpus for culture, and two duodenal biopsies for histologic study were also obtained in the first 307 patients. A [13C] urea breath test was carried out in the remaining 467 patients. Patients were considered infected if any of the diagnostic tests were positive and noninfected when all tests performed were negative. Age (mean +/- SD) was 46+/-12 years, 70% were males. NSAID, antibiotic, and proton pump inhibitor use was described, respectively, in 8.9%, 5.8%, and 6.3% of the cases. H. pylori infection was demonstrated, overall, in 95.3% (95% CI: 93.6-96.6%) of the patients. H. pylori prevalence increased up to 99.1% (98.1-99.6%) if patients taking NSAIDs and/or antibiotics were excluded. Among the 36 H. pylori-negative patients, 20 (55%) were taking NSAIDs, 9 (25%) were taking antibiotics, and 1 (3%) both of them. Therefore, in only 6/774 patients (0.8%) could DU disease be considered truly "idiopathic." Differences were demonstrated between H. pylori-positive and -negative patients (univariate study; chi2) with regard to NSAID intake (7% vs 58%; P < 0.0001) and previous antibiotic use (5% vs 28%; P < 0.0001). In the multivariate analysis (logistic regression), NSAID use (OR: 0.06; CI: 0.03-0.13; P < 0.001) and antibiotic use (OR: 0.23; CI: 0.09-0.59; P < 0.01) were the only variables that correlated with H. pylori infection. The most important factors associated with H. pylori-negative DU are NSAIDs and prior antibiotic use, and if these agents are excluded, the prevalence of infection in our area is as high as 99%. Therefore, in DU patients not taking NSAIDs and living in areas where previous studies have shown the prevalence of the infection in DU disease to be very close to 100%, empirical H. pylori eradication therapy without confirmation of the infection may be justified.    
             
   
   
 
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  Impact of Helicobacter pylori and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs on gastric ulcerogenesis in experimental animals and in humans.    
        Eur J Pharmacol 2002 Aug 2;449(1-2):1-15 (ISSN: 0014-2999)    
        Pawlik T; Konturek PC; Konturek JW; Konturek SJ; Brzozowski T; Czesnikiewicz M; Plonka M; Bielanski W; Areny H    
        Department of Physiology, University Medical College, Ul. Grzegorzecka St. 16, 31-531, Cracow, Poland.    
    Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAID) are the most common pathogens in the gastroduodenal mucosa in animals and humans, but their relationship in ulcerogenesis has been little studied. According to some authors, H. pylori infection in humans does not act synergistically with NSAID on ulcer healing, therefore, there is no need to eradicate the germ. This notion is supported by the finding that the eradication of H. pylori does not affect NSAID-induced gastropathy treated with omeprazole and that H. pylori infection induces a strong cyclooxygenase-2 expression resulting in excessive biosynthesis of gastroprotective prostaglandins, which should in turn counteract NSAID-induced gastropathy and heal the existing ulcer. Other investigators claim that H. pylori infection acts synergistically with NSAID on ulcer development, therefore, H. pylori should be eradicated, particularly at the start of long-term NSAID therapy. Maastricht 2-2000 consensus also recommends eradication prior to NSAID treatment, but this eradication does not appear to accelerate ulcer healing or to prevent the recurrent ulcers in NSAID users. Our studies in almost 6,000 dyspeptic patients undergoing upper endoscopy and [(13)C]-urea breath test (UBT) revealed that about 70% of these patients are H. pylori (+) and about 30.6% of these develop gastroduodenal ulcers. Of these ulcers, over 70% were H. pylori (+) positive, 12% NSAID (+), 8% were both H. pylori (+) and NSAID (+), while 22% ulcers were H. pylori (-) and NSAID (-) or "idiopathic" ulcers. Basically, our results support Hawkey's concept and this also agrees with our findings in the rat model showing that: (1) there is no synergistic interaction between H. pylori infection and NSAID on gastric ulcer development, (2) H. pylori and NSAID are independent risk factors for peptic ulceration, and (3) NSAID therapy in H. pylori positive patients attenuates the ulcer development possibly due to direct inhibitory action of these drugs on H. pylori.    
             
  Clinical science of Helicobacter pylori infection: ulcers and NSAIDs.    
        Br Med Bull 1998;54(1):55-62    (ISSN: 0007-1420)    
        Calam J    
        Division of Medicine, Imperial College School of Medicine, Hammersmith Hospital, London, UK.    
    It is now clear that Helicobacter pylori is a major aetiological factor in peptic ulcer disease. About 95% of patients with duodenal ulcers and perhaps 80% of patients with gastric ulcers are infected with this bacterium and its eradication greatly diminishes recurrence of these ulcers. Many patients are still not receiving the benefit of this treatment, however. Most patients who have peptic ulcers without H. pylori infection are taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs), although this may not be recognised or admitted. Such patients have to be managed by withdrawal of these agents or by giving protective agents such as misoprostol. If H. pylori is present in a patient who develops an ulcer whilst taking NSAIDs, it remains unclear whether it is beneficial to eradicate the infection, but this seems advisable in case the ulcer is due to the infection in that particular patient.    
             
   
 
obere GIT-Blutung / blutende Ulcera sowie Helicobacter bezw. NSAR
   
   
 
  Interaction between Helicobacter pylori and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in peptic ulcer bleeding.    
        Scand J Gastroenterol 1999 Mar;34(3):234-7 (ISSN: 0036-5521)    
        Wu CY; Poon SK; Chen GH; Chang CS; Yeh HZ    
        Dept. of Internal Medicine, Taichung Veterans General Hospital, Taiwan.    
    BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are the two primary causes of peptic ulcer disease. How H. pylori and NSAIDs interact and influence the development of ulcer bleeding is still not clear. METHODS: A hospital-based, age- and sex-matched case-control study was conducted. Multivariate and stratified analyses were performed for further evaluation of the interaction between H. pylori and NSAIDs. RESULTS: Ninety-seven patients (52 gastric ulcers, 45 duodenal ulcers) and 97 non-ulcer controls were enrolled in the study. H. pylori and NSAIDs were both found to be independent risk factors for ulcer bleeding (H. pylori odds ratio, 2.22; 95% confidence interval (CI), 1.23-4.01; NSAIDs odds ratio, 4.57; 95% CI, 2.50-8.35). There was no synergistic effect. In contrast, a negative interaction was observed in the logistic regression and stratified analysis, although the difference was not significant (H. pylori adjusted odds ratio, 3.47; 95% CI, 1.73-6.95; NSAID adjusted odds ratio, 6.16; 95% CI, 3.14-12.09). CONCLUSION: H. pylori increases the risk of peptic ulcer bleeding but may play a protective role in NSAID users.    
        Comment In: Comment In: RefSourcd:Scand J Gastroenterol. 1999 Mar; 34(3):225-8/PMID:10232863    
             
  Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, Helicobacter pylori and bleeding gastric ulcer.    
        Aliment Pharmacol Ther 2000 Feb;14(2):203-9 (ISSN: 0269-2813)    
        Ng TM; Fock KM; Khor JL; Teo EK; Sim CS; Tan AL; Machin D    
        Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Medicine, Changi General Hospital, Singapore.    
    BACKGROUND: Helicobacter pylori infection and NSAID usage are considered to be independent risk factors for gastric ulcer (GU). Whether they interact to influence the risk of bleeding in GU is unclear. AIM: To determine the prevalence of H. pylori infection and NSAID ingestion in a group of patients with GU and determine their roles in bleeding and non-bleeding GU. METHODS AND RESULTS: From January 1993 to June 1996, a total of 217 GU patients (150 male, 67 female, median age 61 years, range 26-94) were eligible for the study. Eighty-five per cent were H. pylori-positive and 15% were H. pylori-negative. NSAID usage within 4 weeks prior to endoscopy was present in 30%, more in the H. pylori-negative than H. pylori-positive patients (59% vs. 25% P = 0.0002). Aspirin was most commonly used (43%). One hundred patients bled from GU (69 male, 31 female, mean age 67 years, range 26-94) and 117 did not (81 male, 36 female, mean age 57 years, range 28-86). Univariate logistic regression showed that advanced age (>/= 65 years) and NSAID usage carried an increased risk of bleeding GU (odds ratio 3.4 and 6.8, respectively) while H. pylori infection alone was not associated with additional risk (OR = 0.8). However, when three variables were considered jointly in a multiple logistic regression, the OR associated with H. pylori infection increased to 2.4, suggesting that in the presence of NSAIDs and advanced age, H. pylori also increases the risk of bleeding GU, indicating an interaction between the variables. CONCLUSION: NSAID usage and advanced age are risk factors for bleeding GU, whereas H. pylori infection by itself is not. In the presence of NSAIDs and advanced age, an increased risk of bleeding GU with H. pylori is observed, indicating the possibility of an interaction between these factors.    
             
  Helicobacter pylori and risk of ulcer bleeding among users of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs: a case-control study.    
        Gastroenterology 1999 Jun;116(6):1305-9 (ISSN: 0016-5085)    
        Aalykke C; Lauritsen JM; Hallas J; Reinholdt S; Krogfelt K; Lauritsen K    
        Department of Medical Gastroenterology, Denmark. Aalykke@med.ou.dk.    
    BACKGROUND & AIMS: Peptic ulcer complications related to use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are among the most common serious adverse drug reactions. Whether Helicobacter pylori infection potentiates this gastrointestinal toxicity of NSAIDs is still unresolved. In this study, we investigated the role of H. pylori as a cause of bleeding peptic ulcer among NSAID users. METHODS: A case-control study of current users (n = 132) of NSAIDs (including acetylsalicylic acid), admitted because of bleeding peptic ulcer, was performed. Controls were 136 NSAID users without gastrointestinal complications. H. pylori was diagnosed by either increased levels of serum immunoglobulin G or by 13C-urea breath test. RESULTS: Fifty-eight (44%) case subjects had a bleeding gastric ulcer, 54 (41%) had a bleeding duodenal ulcer, 12 (9%) had both gastric and duodenal ulcers, and 8 (6%) had hemorrhagic gastritis. H. pylori was present in 75 (57%) cases compared with 59 (43%) controls.
The adjusted odds ratio of bleeding peptic ulcer among NSAID users associated with H. pylori infection was 1.81 (95% confidence interval, 1.02-3.21). H. pylori accounted for approximately 24% of bleeding peptic ulcers among elderly NSAID users. CONCLUSIONS: NSAID users infected with H. pylori have an almost twofold increased risk of bleeding peptic ulcer compared with NSAID users without H. pylori.
   
        Comment In: Comment In: RefSourcd:Gastroenterology. 2000 Feb; 118(2):451-2/PMID:10691374    
             
  Relationship between non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use and Helicobacter pylori infection in bleeding or uncomplicated peptic ulcers: A case-control study.    
        J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 Jan;18(1):18-25 (ISSN: 0815-9319)    
        Okan A; Tankurt E; Aslan BU; Akpinar H; Simsek I; Gonen O    
        Departments of Gastroenterology and Public Health, Dokuz Eylul University Medical School, Inciralti-Izmir, Turkey. abokan@superonline.com.    
    BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) use has been closely associated with an increased risk of bleeding peptic ulcers, while the prevalence of Helicobacter pylori infection has been reported to be lower in bleeding ulcers than in non-bleeding ones. However, whether an interaction exists between NSAID use and H. pylori infection has not clearly been elucidated yet. The aims of this study were to determine the frequency of NSAID use and H. pylori infection, to predict risk factors in bleeding peptic ulcers and to determine whether NSAID use and H. pylori infection interact with each other. METHODS: Ninety-six patients with bleeding ulcer were included in the study. The control group consisted of 106 patients with non-bleeding ulcer. Data were analyzed by using the chi-squared test, Fisher's exact test and logistic regression analysis with or without interaction term (H. pylori by NSAID). RESULTS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug use was significantly more common in patients with bleeding ulcers than in controls (79.2 vs 38.7%, unadjusted odds ratio (OR): 6.02, 95% confidence interval (CI): 3.21-11.29). The frequency of the H. pylori infection was significantly lower in patients with bleeding ulcers than in controls (66.7 vs 89.6%, unadjusted OR: 0.23, 95% CI: 0.10-0.49). In the logistic regression analysis with the interaction term, male sex (adjusted OR: 3.70, 95% CI: 1.65-8.29), multiplicity of ulcers (adjusted OR: 4.10, 95% CI: 1.02-16.45) and NSAID use (adjusted OR: 33.87, 95% CI: 4.36-262.97) were independent risk factors for bleeding ulcers. There was a negative interaction between H. pylori and NSAID use (adjusted OR: 0.09, 95% CI: 0.01-0.83). CONCLUSIONS: The negative interaction between the two variables suggests that the presence of H. pylori is associated with a lower risk of bleeding in ulcer patients taking NSAIDs. [Copyright 2003 Blackwell Publishing Asia Pty Ltd].    
   
 
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  Risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding associated with non-aspirin cardiovascular drugs, analgesics and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.    
        Eur J Gastroenterol Hepatol 2003 Feb;15(2):173-8 (ISSN: 0954-691X)    
        Lanas A; Serrano P; Bajador E; Fuentes J; Sainz R    
        Service of Gastroenterology, University Hospital Lozano Blesa, C/San Juan Bosco 15, 50009 Zaragoza, Spain. alanas@posta.unizar.es    
    OBJECTIVE: To evaluate the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding associated with non-aspirin cardiovascular drug therapy, common analgesics and individual nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs).
METHODS: The case group was made up of 1122 consecutive patients admitted with bleeding from a peptic lesion. The 2231 control subjects consisted of 1109 patients hospitalized for other reasons and 1122 outpatients from the same geographical area. The relative risk was calculated by unconditional logistic regression after adjusting for confounding factors.
RESULTS: The use of the antiplatelet agent triflusal, and other commonly used cardiovascular drugs, such as beta-receptor blockers and calcium channel blockers, was not associated with increased risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The use of angiotensin-converting enzyme inhibitors reduced the risk of bleeding by 30% (odds ratio 0.7; 95% confidence interval 0.5-0.96). Use of ketorolac (odds ratio 59.4; 95% confidence interval 7.7-454) and piroxicam (odds ratio 19.6; 95% confidence interval 9.3-35.3) carried the highest risk. Use of paracetamol and tramadol was not associated with increased risk of bleeding, but the non-narcotic agent metamizol was associated with a small increase in risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (odds ratio 2.6; 95% confidence interval 1.3-5.2).
CONCLUSIONS: The use of the antiplatelet agent triflusal and other cardiovascular drugs apart from low-dose aspirin was not associated with gastrointestinal bleeding. The use of either NSAIDs or aspirin increased the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding but, among the analgesics, only metamizol induced a small increase in the risk of gastrointestinal bleeding.
   
             
  Upper gastrointestina l bleeding among users of NSAIDs: a population-based cohort study in Denmark.    
        Br J Clin Pharmacol 2002 Feb;53(2):173-81 (ISSN: 0306-5251)    
        Mellemkjaer L; Blot WJ; Sorensen HT; Thomassen L; McLaughlin JK; Nielsen GL; Olsen JH    
        Institute of Cancer Epidemiology, Danish Cancer Society, Strandboulevarden 49, DK-2100 Copenhagen O, Denmark. lene@cancer.dk.    
    AIMS: It is well-known that use of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) increases the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding (UGIB), but characteristics of the association and quantification of excess risk at the population level require clarification.
METHODS: All users of nonaspirin prescription NSAIDs in North Jutland County, Denmark during 1991-95 were identified in the regional Pharmaco-Epidemiologic Database. Using the Hospital Discharge Register, all hospitalizations for UGIBs were identified among the 156,138 users of NSAIDs and compared with the number of expected based on the North Jutland population who did not receive NSAID prescriptions.
RESULTS: During periods of NSAID use without use of other drugs associated with UGIB, we observed 365 UGIBs, a number 3.6 times higher than expected (95% CI = 3.3, 4.0). The excess risk varied by sex, type of NSAID and form and route of administration of the NSAID, but not by age at first NSAID prescription or number of prior prescriptions. Risk declined sharply following cessation of use. For ibuprofen and naproxen, there was a clear trend in rising risk by increasing dose, although the lowest doses were also associated with an excess of UGIB. Concurrent use of corticosteroids, anticoagulants and aspirin further increased the risk of UGIB.
CONCLUSIONS: All types and formulations of NSAIDs appear to increase the risk of UGIBs, but the effect appear not to be cumulative and diminish rapidly with discontinue of use. Up to 15% of the UGIBs in the entire population of the North Jutland County may be explained by use of this drug.
   
             
   
 
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