PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - J C Mansfield
AU  - J R Greenaway
AU  - B R Contractor
AU  - N Idle
AU  - M G Bramble
TI  - Open access gastroscopy findings are unrelated to the use of aspirin and non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs.
DP  - 1997 Dec 01
TA  - British Journal of General Practice
PG  - 825--826
VI  - 47
IP  - 425
4099  - http://bjgp.org/content/47/425/825.short
4100  - http://bjgp.org/content/47/425/825.full
SO  - Br J Gen Pract1997 Dec 01; 47
AB  - 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.