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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Bibliographic Details
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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