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World J Gastroenterol. Jul 7, 2005; 11(25): 3909-3914
Published online Jul 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i25.3909
Published online Jul 7, 2005. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v11.i25.3909
Table 1 Baseline characteristics of patients with bleeding peptic ulcers (n, %)
| Number of patients(n= 55) | |
| Age (mean±SD) | 62.2 (14.5) |
| Sex | |
| Male | 37 (67) |
| Female | 18 (33) |
| Smoking | 13 (24) |
| Alcohol consumption | 4 (7) |
| Coffee consumption | 5 (9) |
| Ingestion of tea | 18 (33) |
| Ingestion of NSAID1 | 26 (47) |
| Sites of ulcer | |
| Stomach | 19 (35) |
| Duodenum | 13 (24) |
| Stomach and duodenum | 23 (42) |
| Ulcer lesions | |
| Bleeding visible vessel | 2 (4) |
| Non-bleeding visible vessel | 3 (6) |
| Adherent clot | 15 (27) |
| Red or black spot | 21 (38) |
| Clean base | 14 (26) |
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Citation: Lo CC, Lai KH, Peng NJ, Lo GH, Tseng HH, Lin CK, Shie CB, Wu CM, Chen YS, Huang WK, Chen A, Hsu PI. Polymerase chain reaction: A sensitive method for detecting
Helicobacter pylori infection in bleeding peptic ulcers. World J Gastroenterol 2005; 11(25): 3909-3914 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v11/i25/3909.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v11.i25.3909