The economic potential and the role of aspirin and alcohol ingestion in relation to haematemesis and meleana

The economic potential and the role of aspirin and alcohol ingestion have been explored in relation to acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating duodenal ulcer disease or portal hypertension. Of special interest in the study was the clear indication of the relevance of socioeconomic impa...

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Published inNigerian medical journal Vol. 8; no. 6; p. 526
Main Authors Falaiye, J M, Odutola, T A
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Nigeria 01.11.1978
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Adult
Aged
Aspirin - adverse effects
Ethanol - adverse effects
Female
Gastrointestinal Hemorrhage - chemically induced
Hematemesis - chemically induced
Humans
Male
Melena - chemically induced
Middle Aged
Occupations
Socioeconomic Factors
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Summary:The economic potential and the role of aspirin and alcohol ingestion have been explored in relation to acute upper gastrointestinal haemorrhage complicating duodenal ulcer disease or portal hypertension. Of special interest in the study was the clear indication of the relevance of socioeconomic impact in the haemorrhage patients, the majority of whom were found to belong to the class of unskilled wage earners. Though a history of regular ingestion of salicylate compounds and alcohol was commonly obtained on specific questioning, only in six of the thirty-one patients could the onset of the overt haemorrhage be attributed to adverse synergism between these two groups of drugs.
ISSN:0300-1652