Stratifying the risk of NSAID-related upper gastrointestinal clinical events: Results of a double-blind outcomes study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
Laine L, Bombardier C, Hawkey CJ, Davis B, Shapiro D, Brett C, Reicin A. Stratifying the risk of NSAID-related upper gastrointestinal clinical events: Results of a double-blind outcomes study in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. Gastroenterology 2002, 123: 1006-1012. PMID: 12360461, DOI: 10.1053/gast.2002.36013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsUpper GI eventsClinical upper GI eventsSelective cyclooxygenase-2 inhibitorHigh-risk patientsGI eventsRisk factorsCyclooxygenase-2 inhibitorClinical characteristicsRheumatoid arthritisClinical eventsNonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugsClinical GI eventsRisk of NSAIDUpper GI complicationsLow-risk patientsSevere rheumatoid arthritisPatients' clinical characteristicsRheumatoid arthritis patientsAbsolute risk reductionLow-risk subgroupsAnti-inflammatory drugsIndividual risk factorsRisk of eventsGI complicationsNonselective NSAIDs