title: Management of nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug-related peptic ulcer bleeding.
abstract: Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) have superseded Helicobacter pylori infection as the most important cause of peptic ulcer bleeding. Eradication of H. pylori in NSAID users will not affect ulcer healing. In high-risk patients with a history of ulcer bleeding, curing H. pylori infection alone without acid suppression has substantially reduced the risk of rebleeding caused by low-dose aspirin but not nonaspirin NSAIDs. In a study comparing the safety profile of misoprostol in combination with NSAID against nabumetone in high-risk patients with a history of ulcer bleeding, both strategies were unable to confer significant protection against the risk of rebleeding.
authors.affiliation: Department of Medicine and Therapeutics, The Chinese University of Hong Kong, Prince of Wales Hospital, Shatin, Hong Kong, People's Republic of China.
authors.forename: J J
authors.initials: JJ
authors.lastname: Sung
mesh_terms: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects*; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001241:Aspirin / Q000009:adverse effects*; D002074:Butanones / Q000009:adverse effects; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy*; D016480:Helicobacter pylori / Q000187:drug effects; D006801:Humans; D016595:Misoprostol / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000077430:Nabumetone; D010438:Peptic Ulcer Hemorrhage / Q000139:chemically induced* / Q000188:drug therapy* / Q000517:prevention & control; D055502:Secondary Prevention
chemical_list: D000900:Anti-Bacterial Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D000897:Anti-Ulcer Agents; D002074:Butanones; D016595:Misoprostol; D000077430:Nabumetone; D001241:Aspirin