Emergency gastric ulcer complications in elderly. Factors affecting the morbidity and mortality in relation to therapeutic approaches

Minerva Chirurgica

Volumn 61, Issue 4, 2006, Pages 325-332

  Di Carlo, I ^a,b   Toro, A ^a   Sparatore, F ^a   Primo, S ^a   Barbagallo, F ^a   Di Blasi, M ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Adverse effects; Aged; Gastric ulcers; Morbidity; Mortality

Indexed keywords

ADRENALIN; HEMOSTATIC AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC TEST; EMERGENCY PATIENT; ENDOSCOPIC SURGERY; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART VENTRICLE FIBRILLATION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; MORBIDITY; PEPTIC ULCER BLEEDING; PEROPERATIVE COMPLICATION; POSTOPERATIVE PERIOD; SEPTIC SHOCK; STOMACH ANTRUM RESECTION; STOMACH ULCER; SURGICAL MORTALITY; SURGICAL TECHNIQUE; ULCER PERFORATION;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; EMERGENCIES; FEMALE; GASTRECTOMY; HOSPITALS, TEACHING; HUMANS; MALE; PEPTIC ULCER HEMORRHAGE; PEPTIC ULCER PERFORATION; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SICILY; STOMACH ULCER; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; VAGOTOMY;

EID: 33846468890     PISSN: 00264733     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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