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

ABSTRACT:

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.

Methods

We performed a retrospective observational study of patients aged 75 years or older who underwent esophagogastroduodenoscopy between January 2016 and January 2021 at the Istanbul Sultanbeyli State Hospital Endoscopy Unit. Indications of

SUBMITTER: Ergenc M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8896878 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature