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KMID : 1188320120060040423
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Gut and Liver
2012 Volume.6 No. 4 p.423 ~ p.426
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Characteristics of Hemorrhagic Peptic Ulcers in Patients Receiving Antithrombotic/Nonsteroidal Antiinflammatory Drug Therapy
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Kazuhiko Nakamura
Kazuya Akahoshi
Toshiaki Ochiai
Keishi Komori
Kazuhiro Haraguchi
Munehiro Tanaka
Norimoto Nakamura
Yoshimasa Tanaka
Kana Kakigao
Haruei Ogino
Eikichi Ihara
Hirotada Akiho
Yasuaki Motomura
Teppei Kabemura
Naohiko Harada
Yoshiharu Chijiiwa
Tetsuhide Ito
Ryoichi Takayanagi
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Abstract
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Background/Aims:Antithrombotic/nonsteroidal antiinflammatory drug (NSAID) therapies increase the incidence of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. The features of hemorrhagic peptic ulcer disease in patients receiving antithrombotic/NSAID therapies were investigated.
Methods:We investigated the medical records of 485 consecutive patients who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy and were diagnosed with hemorrhagic gastroduodenal ulcers. The patients treated with antithrombotic agents/NSAIDs were categorized as the antithrombotic therapy (AT) group (n=213). The patients who were not treated with antithrombotics/NSAIDs were categorized as the control (C) group (n=263). The clinical characteristics were compared between the groups.
Results:The patients in the AT group were significantly older than those in the C group (p<0.0001). The hemoglobin levels before/without transfusion were significantly lower in the AT group (8.24±2.41 g/dL) than in the C group (9.44±2.95 g/dL) (p<0.0001). After adjusting for age, the difference in the hemoglobin levels between the two groups remained significant (p=0.0334). The transfusion rates were significantly higher in the AT group than in the C group (p=0.0002). However, the outcome of endoscopic hemostasis was similar in the AT and C groups.
Conclusions:Patients with hemorrhagic peptic ulcers receiving antithrombotic/NSAID therapies were exposed to a greater risk of severe bleeding that required transfusion but were still treatable by endoscopy.
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KEYWORD
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Peptic ulcer, Hemorrhagic ulcer, Antithrombotic therapy, Anti-inflammatory agents, non-steroidal, Endoscopic hemostasis
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