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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
5
pubmed:dateCreated
1994-8-17
pubmed:abstractText
Two hundred and eighty patients with stigmata of recent or active bleeding from a peptic ulcer were followed up after endoscopic or conservative medical treatment. Of the patients 53% had no history of dyspeptic symptoms, but 17% and 10% had a history of uncomplicated ulcer or bleeding ulcer, respectively, before the index admission. After 8 years of follow-up the estimated recurrence rate was 29% (95% confidence limits, 12-47%). At recurrence 65% of the patients presented with a rebleed and 12% with a perforation. By means of a logistic regression analysis, a previous history of ulcer haemorrhage was identified as the only predictor associated with a significantly increased risk of recurrence. The recurrence rate in 253 patients presenting with a first bleed at the index admission was 23%, compared with 73% in 27 patients with a history of bleeding before the index admission (p = 0.001). The rate of recurrence was not influenced by a history of previous uncomplicated ulcer disease or dyspeptic symptoms, the severity of the index bleed, the methods of management of the index bleed, age, use of non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs, or long-term treatment with cimetidine.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
May
pubmed:issn
0036-5521
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
29
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
414-8
pubmed:dateRevised
2004-11-17
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1994
pubmed:articleTitle
Peptic ulcer hemorrhage: factors predisposing to recurrence.
pubmed:affiliation
Dept. of Surgical Gastroenterology, Aarhus Kommunehospital, Denmark.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article