Esophagogastroduodenoscopy in Patients Aged 75 Years and Older: A Single-Center Study

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Ergenc M., UPRAK T. K.

CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE, cilt.14, sa.2, 2022 (ESCI) identifier identifier

  • Yayın Türü: Makale / Tam Makale
  • Cilt numarası: 14 Sayı: 2
  • Basım Tarihi: 2022
  • Doi Numarası: 10.7759/cureus.21846
  • Dergi Adı: CUREUS JOURNAL OF MEDICAL SCIENCE
  • Derginin Tarandığı İndeksler: Emerging Sources Citation Index (ESCI)
  • Anahtar Kelimeler: octogenarians, aged, gastrointestinal endoscopy, digestive system, gastroscopy, esophagogastroduodenoscopy, GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY, GASTRITIS, OUTCOMES, SAFETY
  • Marmara Üniversitesi Adresli: Evet

Özet

Introduction: Esophagogastroduodenoscopy is frequently used for the elderly population. Older patients are more fragile than younger patients because of multiple age-related chronic diseases and the common use of polypharmacy. There is no adequate data in the existing literature regarding the application of upper gastrointestinal system endoscopy in the elderly population. Therefore, in this article, we evaluated esophagogastroduodenoscopy procedures that were performed on patients aged 75 years or older in the secondary care hospital.