[Treatment and prevention of gastric ulcers in elderly persons].
Treatment and prevention of gastric ulcers is not different between young and elderly patients. Eradication therapy for H. pylori infection should be made for elderly patients with H. pylori-gastric ulcers, because the incidence of adverse events is not higher than in young patients. NSAIDs are often given elderly persons, and aging is a risk factor of the development of NSAID-related ulcer. If elderly patients have some risk factors (high dose NSAID therapy, past history of uncomplicated ulcers or concurrent use of aspirin, corticosteroids or anticoagulants), prophylactic therapy for NSAID-ulcers should be made.
Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical University.
Kiichi
K
Satoh
Tomosuke
T
Hirasawa
Kentaro
K
Sugano
D000368:Aged; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000009:adverse effects; D016481:Helicobacter Infections / Q000188:drug therapy; D016480:Helicobacter pylori; D006801:Humans; D013276:Stomach Ulcer / Q000517:prevention & control* / Q000628:therapy*
D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal