ABSTRACT Background: Aspirin even at low dose ( 100 mg) can increase the risk of upper gastrointestinal bleeding. It is usual to use low dose aspirin for cardiovascular prophylaxis. We hypothesized that Helicobacter pylori eradication is as effective as omeprazole maintenance therapy for secondary prevention of bleeding in those who take low dose aspirin and are positive for Helicobacter pylor...

background: upper gastrointestinal (gi) bleeding remains a problem in critically ill-newborns. the use of h 2 blockers, by maintaining gastric ph ³ 4, reduces the risk of stress-ulceration and gastric hemorrhage. this study therefore, has evaluated the effects of short-term prophylactic‎ ranitidine in controlling gastric ph and prevention of gi bleeding in neonates.   methods: this randomized c...

background: in modern life, the incidence of traumatic injuries increases daily. in accidents which lead to trauma, massive bleeding is the main cause of death. nowadays, many different chemical and herbal agents are available for quick control of bleeding. objectives: in this study, we compare the effectiveness of two different types of chemical agents for control of bleeding in an animal mode...

The bleeding time is currently the only clinically available comprehensive test to explore primary hemostasis. It is currently performed mostly as a screening procedure before surgery, to detect otherwise unknown defects in platelet-vessel wall interactions, but its use in this specific setting has been seriously questioned by recent reanalyses of previously published literature. We studied the...

background intrauterine device (iud) is a safe and efficient method for preventing pregnancy favored by many women. menorrhagia is the most common complication of using copper iud. we aimed to compare the effect of tranexamic acid and mefenamic acid on the reduction of copper iud-induced menorrhagia. methods in this randomized controlled trial, 84 women who were using iud (tcu-380) with complai...