GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING IN OLDER PEOPLE
Farrell J, Friedman L. GASTROINTESTINAL BLEEDING IN OLDER PEOPLE. Gastroenterology Clinics Of North America 2000, 29: 1-36. PMID: 10752016, DOI: 10.1016/s0889-8553(05)70106-0.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchMeSH KeywordsAge FactorsAgedAged, 80 and overFemaleGastrointestinal HemorrhageHumansIncidenceMaleNorth AmericaPrognosisRisk FactorsConceptsGastrointestinal bleedingOlder peopleGreater medication useLower gastrointestinal bleedingAtypical clinical presentationCommon clinical challengeRates of comorbidityHemodynamic resuscitationSurgical therapyMedication useClinical presentationCommon causeClinical challengeBleedingAnticoagulationImportant management issuesComorbiditiesResuscitationTherapy