Age is not a discriminating factor for outcomes of therapeutic upper gastrointestinal endoscopy

Hepato-Gastroenterology

Volumn 54, Issue 77, 2007, Pages 1319-1322

  Lee, Tsung Chun ^a   Huang, Shih Pei ^a   Yang, Ju Yeh ^a   Chang, Chi Yang ^a   Liou, Jyh Ming ^a   Liu, Chen Hua ^a   Huang, Mao Sen ^a   Wang, Hsiu Po ^a,b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

^b E DA HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

Bleeding; Complication; Endoscopy; Geriatric; Ulcer

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN;

ACUTE CORONARY SYNDROME; AGED; ARTICLE; ASPIRATION PNEUMONIA; BLOOD TRANSFUSION; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GERIATRIC CARE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SALVAGE THERAPY; TREATMENT FAILURE;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; FEMALE; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PEPTIC ULCER; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 34547630104     PISSN: 01726390     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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