Clinical analysis of 124 cases of elderly peptic ulcer.docVIP

 PAGE \* MERGEFORMAT 8 Clinical analysis of 124 cases of elderly peptic ulcer [Abstract] Objective To investigate the diagnosis and treatment of peptic ulcer in old age. Methods of 124 elderly patients with peptic ulcer diagnosed by endoscopy were treated with H2 receptor blockers, bismuth or proton pump inhibitors and the protection of mucosal and other treatment. Results 76 cases recovered, accounting for 61.29%, improved in 37 cases, accounting for 29.83%, bleeding or perforation surgery in 8 patients, 3 died (2.41%), total effective rate was 91.13%. Conclusions Elderly clinical symptoms of peptic ulcer typical, endoscopy should be carefully observed and actively regulate the treatment of peptic ulcer and its complications, underlying diseases combined to good effect. [Keywords:] Peptic Ulcer / diagnosis of peptic ulcer disease / treatment of elderly Peptic ulcer disease is the elderly patients over 60 years of age suffering from peptic ulcer. Elderly due to degeneration of their physiological functions and other factors, and clinical course of peptic ulcer disease has its own characteristics, the author sums up in October 2002 to 2006 In October in our hospital 124 cases of elderly peptic ulcer patients, the clinical features for early diagnosis and treatment of elderly peptic ulcer. 1 Materials and Methods 1.1 General Information 124 patients, male 93 cases, 31 females, aged 60 to 85 years, mean 68.2 years, duration of 1 to 35 years with an average of 6.6 years. Which smokers 54 (43.55%), alcohol (46 cases, 37.10%), taking non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs in 45 cases (36.29%), merged the basis of one or several chronic diseases, 106 cases (85.48%), of which 65 patients with essential hypertension ( 52.42%), cerebrovascular disease, 40 cases (32.26%), chronic bronchitis, 34 cases (27.42%), coronary heart disease in 32 cases (25.81%), arthritis in 38 cases (30.65%), 22 cases of diabetes (17.74%), chronic hepatitis, liver cirrhosis in 1