Optimizing Testing and Treatment for Helicobacter pylori Infection in Patients with Acutely Bleeding Gastroduodenal Ulcers: An Interventional Study
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• Objective: To determine whether dissemination of inpatient practice guidelines for Helicobacter pylori management improves the testing and treatment rates of patients admitted with acute upper gastrointestinal (GI) bleeding from gastric or duodenal ulcers. • Design: Prospective, non-randomized, interventional
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[Significance of Helicobacter pylori infection and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in patients with bleeding from upper part of the gastrointestinal tract].
BACKGROUND/AIM Helicobacter pylori (H. pylori) infection and nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) use are considered to be the most important risk factors having influence on the onset of bleeding gastroduodenal lesions. Whether there is an interaction between H. pylori infection and the use of NSAIDs in the development of peptic ulcer disease is still controversial. The aim of the pre...
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