TY - JOUR
T1 - Gastrointestinal bleeding in the elderly patient
AU - Gostout, Christopher J.
PY - 2000/3
Y1 - 2000/3
N2 - The elderly patient with acute gastrointestinal bleeding requires a management approach that attends to age-dependent demands, such as functional status, the independent impact of functional status on outcomes such as short term mortality, and the consent process. This review examines issues such as patient triage, resuscitation, diet and medications, anticoagulation, endoscopy and conscious sedation, informed consent in the impaired patient, and discharge planning in light of these age-dependent demands. (C) 2000 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology.
AB - The elderly patient with acute gastrointestinal bleeding requires a management approach that attends to age-dependent demands, such as functional status, the independent impact of functional status on outcomes such as short term mortality, and the consent process. This review examines issues such as patient triage, resuscitation, diet and medications, anticoagulation, endoscopy and conscious sedation, informed consent in the impaired patient, and discharge planning in light of these age-dependent demands. (C) 2000 by Am. Coll. of Gastroenterology.
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U2 - 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00889-8
DO - 10.1016/S0002-9270(99)00889-8
M3 - Review article
C2 - 10710045
AN - SCOPUS:0034004967
SN - 0002-9270
VL - 95
SP - 590
EP - 595
JO - American Journal of Gastroenterology
JF - American Journal of Gastroenterology
IS - 3
ER -