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Table 3 Number and percentage of individuals with higher daily faecal blood loss

From: Faecal blood loss with aspirin, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drugs and cyclo-oxygenase-2 selective inhibitors: systematic review of randomized trials using autologous chromium-labelled erythrocytes

Therapy

Individuals (n)

Faecal blood loss (n [%])

  

>5 ml/day

>10 ml/day

Placebo

149

0 (0%)

0 (0%)

Aspirin ≥1,800 mg/day

309

97 (31%)

31 (10.0%)

Any NSAID

469

24 (5.1%)

4 (0.9%)

  1. NSAID, nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory drug.
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Arthritis Research & Therapy

ISSN: 1478-6362

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