COLONOSCOPY COMPLICATIONS IN THE ELDERLY: the impact of age and multimorbidity

COLONOSCOPY COMPLICATIONS IN THE ELDERLY: the impact of age and multimorbidity

ContextAge has been considered an independent risk factor for colonoscopy complications, especially when associated with multimorbidity.ObjectivesThe primary objective was to verify the relationships between age, multimorbidity and colonoscopy complications in the elderly.MethodsA retrospective coho...

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Main Authors: Francine de Cristo STEIN, Naira Hossepian Salles de Lima HOJAIJ, Jose Guilherme Nogueira da SILVA, Luana Vilarinho BORGES, Wilson JACOB-FILHO, Claudio Lyoiti HASHIMOTO
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Instituto Brasileiro de Estudos e Pesquisas de Gastroenterologia (IBEPEGE)
Series:Arquivos de Gastroenterologia
Subjects:
Colonoscopia, efeitos adversos
Idoso
Morbidade
Online Access:http://www.scielo.br/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0004-28032013000400251&lng=en&tlng=en

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