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World J Gastroenterol. Feb 28, 2015; 21(8): 2497-2503
Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2497
Published online Feb 28, 2015. doi: 10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2497
Table 1 Baseline demographics of patients with peptic ulcer bleeding according to the time of Helicobacter pylori infection status confirmation n (%)
| Confirmation during hospitalization (n = 127) | Confirmation after discharge (n = 105) | P value | |
| Male | 94 (74.0) | 78 (74.3) | 1.000 |
| Age mean ± SD (yr) | 68.2 ± 14.1 | 67.6 ± 15.5 | 0.751 |
| Disease | 0.667 | ||
| BGU | 100 (78.7) | 86 (81.9) | |
| DU | 10 (7.9) | 9 (8.6) | |
| BGU and DU | 17 (13.4) | 10 (9.5) | |
| Stage of ulcers | 0.045 | ||
| Active stage | 113 (89.0) | 83 (79.0) | |
| Healing stage | 14 (11.0) | 22 (21.0) | |
| Endoscopic hemostasis | 0.793 | ||
| Yes | 64 (50.4) | 51 (48.6) | |
| No | 63 (49.6) | 54 (51.4) | |
| Methods for diagnosis of H. pylori infection | 0.881 | ||
| Histology | 12 (9.4) | 12 (11.4) | |
| Rapid urease test | 11 (8.7) | 9 (8.6) | |
| Both | 104 (81.9) | 84 (80.0) | |
| Duration of hospitalization mean ± SD (d) | 4.9 ± 1.5 | 4.3 ± 1.5 | 0.009 |
| Specialty of the attending physician | 0.461 | ||
| Gastroenterology | 119 (93.7) | 95 (90.5) | |
| Others | 8 (6.3) | 10 (9.5) |
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Citation: Yoon H, Lee DH, Jang ES, Kim J, Shin CM, Park YS, Hwang JH, Kim JW, Jeong SH, Kim N. Optimal initiation of
Helicobacter pylori eradication in patients with peptic ulcer bleeding. World J Gastroenterol 2015; 21(8): 2497-2503 - URL: https://www.wjgnet.com/1007-9327/full/v21/i8/2497.htm
- DOI: https://dx.doi.org/10.3748/wjg.v21.i8.2497