title: Nonsteroideal Anti-inflammatory Drugs (NSAIDs) in clinical practice: managing gastric and cardiovascular risks.
abstract: For many years, non-steroidal inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) were commonly used in the treatment of acute pain due to inflammation.With the arrival on the market of NSAIDs with selective action on COX-2 there was a reduction of side effects in the stomach, but not eliminating the possible cardiovascular complications. The availability of NSAIDs such self-medication can aggravate this type of problem, it is therefore the clinician a fair and accurate assessment of the risk \ benefit based on the characteristics of the individual patient.
authors.affiliation: Department of Anaesthesia, Intensive care and Pain Therapy, Azienda ospedaliero-universitaria, Parma, Italy. guido.fanelli@unipr.it.
authors.forename: Andrea
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Fanelli
authors.forename: Daniela
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Ghisi
authors.forename: Guido
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Fanelli
mesh_terms: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal / Q000627:therapeutic use; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors; D006801:Humans; D012307:Risk Factors
chemical_list: D000893:Anti-Inflammatory Agents; D000894:Anti-Inflammatory Agents, Non-Steroidal; D052246:Cyclooxygenase 2 Inhibitors