Use of anti-inflammatory drugs by patients admitted with small or large bowel perforations and haemorrhage.

MJ Langman, L Morgan, A Worrall - Br Med J (Clin Res Ed), 1985 - bmj.com
MJ Langman, L Morgan, A Worrall
Br Med J (Clin Res Ed), 1985bmj.com
The intake of anti-inflammatory drugs by 268 patients with colonic or small bowel perforation
or haemorrhage was compared with that by a group of patients, matched for age and sex,
with uncomplicated lower bowel disease. Patients with perforation or haemorrhage were
more than twice as likely to be takers of anti-inflammatory drugs, but no association was
detected with the intake of other types of drugs, particularly cardiovascular drugs. The
association between complicated lower bowel disease and intake of anti-inflammatory drugs …
The intake of anti-inflammatory drugs by 268 patients with colonic or small bowel perforation or haemorrhage was compared with that by a group of patients, matched for age and sex, with uncomplicated lower bowel disease. Patients with perforation or haemorrhage were more than twice as likely to be takers of anti-inflammatory drugs, but no association was detected with the intake of other types of drugs, particularly cardiovascular drugs. The association between complicated lower bowel disease and intake of anti-inflammatory drugs may be causal.
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