Gastrostomy, esophagitis, and gastrointestinal bleeding in older adults

Journal of the American Medical Directors Association

Volumn 5, Issue 4, 2004, Pages 228-232

  Dharmarajan, T S ^a,b,d   Yadav, Dhiraj ^a,b   Adiga, Giridhar U ^a,b   Kokkat, Ajit ^a,b   Pitchumoni, C S ^c  

^a OUR LADY OF MERCY MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^c SAINT PETER S UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (United States)

^d NONE   (United States)

Author keywords

Esophagitis; Gastrointestinal bleeding; Gastrostomy; Older adults

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTICOAGULANT AGENT; HISTAMINE H2 RECEPTOR ANTAGONIST; NONSTEROID ANTIINFLAMMATORY AGENT; PROTON PUMP INHIBITOR;

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; DRUG COST; DUODENUM ULCER; DYSPHAGIA; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTROESOPHAGEAL REFLUX; HUMAN; LONG TERM CARE; MALE; NUTRITION; PERCUTANEOUS ENDOSCOPIC GASTROSTOMY; RESIDENTIAL HOME; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; STOMACH EROSION; STOMACH ULCER; TEACHING HOSPITAL; UNITED STATES; UPPER GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING; DIGESTIVE TRACT INTUBATION; ENTERIC FEEDING; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL ENDOSCOPY; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSTOMY; MIDDLE AGED; TIME;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; DUODENAL ULCER; ENDOSCOPY, GASTROINTESTINAL; ENTERAL NUTRITION; ESOPHAGITIS; FEMALE; GASTRITIS; GASTROINTESTINAL HEMORRHAGE; GASTROSTOMY; HUMANS; INTUBATION, GASTROINTESTINAL; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; NEW YORK CITY; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; STOMACH ULCER; TIME FACTORS;

EID: 4143059320     PISSN: 15258610     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/S1525-8610(04)70127-9     Document Type: Article

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