@article {Mansfield825, author = {J C Mansfield and J R Greenaway and B R Contractor and N Idle and M G Bramble}, title = {Open access gastroscopy findings are unrelated to the use of aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.}, volume = {47}, number = {425}, pages = {825--826}, year = {1997}, publisher = {Royal College of General Practitioners}, abstract = {This study aims to determine whether priority should be given to patients taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) or aspirin when selecting which dyspeptic patients to refer for open access gastroscopy. A total of 8156 patients underwent gastroscopy, all of whom had upper gastrointestinal symptoms. Patients taking NSAIDs or aspirin showed no significant differences in the frequency of ulcer disease when age-matched groups were compared. Although NSAIDs and aspirin are frequently implicated in gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly, patients referred for investigation of dyspepsia show no increase in major endoscopic pathology.}, issn = {0960-1643}, URL = {https://bjgp.org/content/47/425/825}, eprint = {https://bjgp.org/content/47/425/825.full.pdf}, journal = {British Journal of General Practice} }