RESUMEN
BACKGROUND & AIMS: The long-term prognosis of peptic ulcers associated with neither Helicobacter pylori nor nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) is unknown. METHODS: This 7-year prospective cohort study recruited patients with bleeding ulcers from January to December 2000. H pylori-negative idiopathic bleeding ulcers were defined as having tested negative for H pylori, having no exposure to aspirin or analgesics within 4 weeks before endoscopy, and having no other identifiable causative factors. After ulcers healed, patients were divided into 2 groups: patients with prior H pylori-negative idiopathic bleeding ulcers (H pylori-negative idiopathic ulcer cohort; n = 120) and those with H pylori-positive, NSAID-negative bleeding ulcers who received eradication therapy (H pylori ulcer cohort; n = 213). Both groups were followed for Asunto(s)
Causas de Muerte
, Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/etiología
, Hemorragia Gastrointestinal/mortalidad
, Helicobacter pylori/aislamiento & purificación
, Úlcera Péptica/complicaciones
, Adolescente
, Adulto
, Distribución por Edad
, Anciano
, Anciano de 80 o más Años
, Estudios de Cohortes
, Endoscopía Gastrointestinal/métodos
, Femenino
, Infecciones por Helicobacter/complicaciones
, Infecciones por Helicobacter/diagnóstico
, Humanos
, Incidencia
, Estimación de Kaplan-Meier
, Masculino
, Persona de Mediana Edad
, Úlcera Péptica/diagnóstico
, Probabilidad
, Pronóstico
, Modelos de Riesgos Proporcionales
, Estudios Prospectivos
, Recurrencia
, Valores de Referencia
, Medición de Riesgo
, Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
, Distribución por Sexo
, Estadísticas no Paramétricas
, Análisis de Supervivencia
, Adulto Joven