| Theme | Guideline for Medical Practice of Gastric Ulcers | |
|---|---|---|
| Title | Process of Developing Guidelines for Treatment of Gastric Ulcers | |
| Publish Date | 2004/02 | |
| Author | Kiichi Satoh | Division of Gastroenterology, Department of Internal Medicine, Jichi Medical School |
| [ Summary ] | In making guidelines of treatment of gastric ulcers, a committee was organized. It consisted of a chief, thirteen members, and two contributing members. We discussed questions and problems with treatment. To find questions to be asked and problems to be solved, we chose the papers from databases, including MEDLINE. The number of the papers listed was 5,553, and the number selected was 842. We examined the papers and finally selected 308 papers with high evidence levels. | |