Table 3

Drug use recorded in new admissions endoscoped (n=4109)

Any aspirin useAny NSAID use(Aspirin or NSAID) with PPIs(Aspirin or NSAID) without PPIsNo record of aspirin, NSAID or PPI usePPI use but no (aspirin or NSAID)Warfarin on admission
Endoscopic diagnosesN% (n)% (n)% (n)% (n)% (n)% (n)% (n)
Peptic ulcer146637 (542)18 (265)27 (390)22 (326)26 (386)25 (364)7 (109)
Varices4698 (38)5 (24)8 (365 (2237(175)50 (236)4 (18)
Malignancy15629 (46)6 (9)15 (24)18 (28)36 (56)31 (48)6 (10)
Oesophagitis93825 (238)10 (97)15 (145)18 (168)39 (366)28 (259)5 (47)
 Oesophagitis alone36521 (76)8 (29)12 (43)16 (57)43 (157)30 (108)5 (20)
Gastritis/erosions89632 (291)14 (125)20 (179)22 (196)33 (299)25 (222)8 (72)
 Gastritis/erosions alone30236 (108)17 (51)21 (64)26 (78)33 (99)20 (61)10 (30)
Erosive duodenitis53925 (136)14 (78)15 (81)22 (116)36 (193)28 (149)7 (37)
 Erosive duodenitis alone9727 (26)14 (14)12 (12)26 (25)41 (40)21 (20)9 (9)
Mallory–Weiss19227 (52)8 (15)18 (35)15 (28)38 (73)29 (56)7 (14)
 Mallory–Weiss alone9822 (22)6 (6)11 (11)15 (15)45 (44)29 (28)9 (9)
Other* (any)10921 (23)9 (10)11 (12)17 (18)42 (46)30 (33)10 (11)
No abnormality seen71224 (174)13 (91)15 (110)18 (128)42 (298)25 (176)9 (65)
  • * Includes vascular ectasia, haemobilia.