THE CLINICAL CHARACTERISTICS AND GASTRIC-DUODENAL ENDOSCOPIC IMAGES OF MUSCULOSKELETAL PATIENTS USING NON-STEROIDAL ANTI-INFLAMMATORY DRUG AT THAI NGUYEN NATIONAL HOSPITAL

Kosal Tep, Bình Lưu Thị, Thăng Vũ Tiến

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Objective: To describe the clinical characteristics and gastric-duodenal endoscopic images of musculoskeletal patients using non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drug (NSAID) at Thai Nguyen National Hospital. Subjects and methods: A cross-sectional descriptive study was conducted on 106 musculoskeletal patients who were treated with NSAID at Thai Nguyen National Hospital. Results: The proportion of patients with epigastric pain was 35.8%; epigastric burning 33.0%; belching, heartburn 19.8% and bloating 8.5%. The proportion of lesions in both the gastric and duodenal was 7.5%; duodenal lesions 0.9% and gastric lesions 59.4%. The proportion of antrum lesions was 84.4%; pylorus 50.0%; duodenal bulb 14.1% and fundus 1.6%. The proportion of gastric mucosal lesions was 37.7%; duodenal 6.6%; overall lesions 40.6%. The proportion of gastric edema was 13.3%; duodenal edema 3.8%; overall edema 11.3%. The proportion of gastric congestion was 34.0%; duodenal congestion 3.8% and overall congestion 34.9%. Conclusion: The proportion of gastric-duodenal lesions of musculoskeletal patients using NSAIDs is relatively high.

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