Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (NSAIDs) are one of the most frequently prescribed classes of drugs worldwide. Due to their excellent effects for
analgesic, anti-inflammatory and antipyretic, most elder population used frequently for osteoarthritis.
Gastrointestinal symptoms and ulceration associated with NSAIDs are common.
Such ulcers may cause pain, bleeding, or perforation. It leads to other medical problems. The aim of this study was to examine the utilizations of medical resources associated with inpatients with NSAID related peptic ulcer disease and compared to
non-NSAID related peptic ulcer disease.
The study used the database from a teaching hospital in southern Taiwan.
Inpatients who were identified ICD-9 CM codes as peptic ulcer diseases from January 1st of 2008 to December 31 of 2008 were included in this study. We also examined the indications for usage of NSAIDs, the date of prescription before the index date.
The results showed 17.6% of inpatients with peptic ulcer disease related to NSAIDs. Inpatients with NSAIDs related peptic ulcer disease compared with
inpatients with non-NSAIDs related peptic ulcer disease had significant difference in age and comorbidity. Although rapid urease test positive rate for Helicobacter pylori was higher in group of non-NSAID related peptic ulcer disease, it seemed
underestimate because of the test number of patients was low. The average total direct medical cost of inpatients with NSAID related peptic ulcer was NT$ 36,491 and non-NSAID related peptic ulcer was NT$ 37,266.1. There were no significant difference in medical costs of standard care , intensive care , blood products,endoscopy, endoscopic hemostasis, surgery, CT scan , ultrasound, laboratory tests,medications, doctor¡¦s service between the two groups. Diagnostic and therapeutic procedures were no statistically significant difference, including blood transfusion,CT scan, endoscopic hemostasis, surgery, symptoms presentations, and intensive care.
In this study, the duration for using NSAID was within 30 days for inpatients associated with NSAID related peptic ulcer, which had a substantial excess numbers of ulcer hospitalization. Since the common disease for using NSAID is osteoarthritis,which is very popular in elderly, therefore, we suggested that the policy makers of the National Health Insurance should be aware that preventive usage of proton pump inhibitors for the elder population who need frequent use of NSAIDs might decrease NSAID related ulcer complications.
| Identifer | oai:union.ndltd.org:NSYSU/oai:NSYSU:etd-0713109-113032 |
| Date | 13 July 2009 |
| Creators | Chou, Yu-chi |
| Contributors | Ying-Chun Li, Shu-Chuan Jennifer Yeh, Meng-Chiao Lin |
| Publisher | NSYSU |
| Source Sets | NSYSU Electronic Thesis and Dissertation Archive |
| Language | Cholon |
| Detected Language | English |
| Type | text |
| Format | application/pdf |
| Source | http://etd.lib.nsysu.edu.tw/ETD-db/ETD-search/view_etd?URN=etd-0713109-113032 |
| Rights | unrestricted, Copyright information available at source archive |
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