One fifth of hospitalizations for peptic ulcer-related bleeding are potentially preventable

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World J Gastroenterol. Aug 14, 2014; 20(30): 10504-10511
Published online Aug 14, 2014. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10504

Table 2 Baseline patient characteristics n (%)

Characteristics	Total	Patients
Characteristics	Total	(n = 507)
Demographic	Age > 65 yr	335 (66)
	Male	313 (62)
Medication use	Aspirin	239 (47)
	NSAIDS	124 (24)
	Anticoagulant	71 (14)
	Clopidogrel	70 (14)
	Corticosteroids	46 (9)
Comorbidity	Ischaemic heart disease	150 (30)
	Diabetes	114 (22)
	Atrial fibrillation	72 (14)
	Renal failure	66 (13)
	Cerebrovascular disease	58 (11)
	Malignancy	51 (10)
	Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease	40 (8)
	Cirrhosis	20 (4)
	Haematological malignancy	14 (3)
	Aortic stenosis	9 (2)

NSAIDS: Non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug.

Citation: Boyapati R, Ong SY, Ye B, Kruavit A, Lee N, Vaughan R, Nandurkar S, Gibson P, Garg M. One fifth of hospitalizations for peptic ulcer-related bleeding are potentially preventable. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(30): 10504-10511
URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v20/i30/10504.htm
DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10504

Boyapati R, Ong SY, Ye B, Kruavit A, Lee N, Vaughan R, Nandurkar S, Gibson P, Garg M. One fifth of hospitalizations for peptic ulcer-related bleeding are potentially preventable. World J Gastroenterol 2014; 20(30): 10504-10511 [PMID: 25132768 DOI: 10.3748/wjg.v20.i30.10504]

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