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Recommendations for the use of anti-inflammatory drugs and indications for gastrointestinal protection in emergency departments

Gené E, Calvet X, Morón A, Iglesias-Lepine ML

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Servicio de Urgencias. Servicio de Digestivo. Servicio de Farmacia. Hospital de Sabadell. Barcelona, Spain. Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Hepáticas y Digestivas. CIBEREHD. Instituto de Salud Carlos III. Madrid, Spain. Institut U

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Gené E, Calvet X, Morón A, Iglesias-Lepine ML. Recommendations for the use of anti-inflammatory drugs and indications for gastrointestinal protection in emergency departments. Emergencias. 2009;21:295-0

Summary

Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are prescribed frequently in emergency

departments together with proton pump inhibitors to prevent gastrointestinal

complications. Such complications, peptic ulcer bleeding in particular, are among the

most serious and costly side effects of NSAID treatment. An association between

increased risk of cardiovascular events and treatment with selective cyclooxygenase

inhibitors and certain traditional NSAIDs has also been reported. This review aims to

provide an update on risk factors for gastrointestinal complications, discuss the types of

gastric lesions associated with each NSAID, analyze the implications of the cardiovascular

risk factors involved, and propose the best preventive strategy taking into account both

gastrointestinal and cardiovascular risk factors.

 

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