Gastric emergencies in older adults: not always the same old story! A tertiary care emergency department observational cohort study.

Fausto RosaMarcello CovinoPietro FransveaValerio CozzaGiuseppe QueroClaudio FiorilloBenedetta SimeoniAntonio La GrecaGabriele SgangaAntonio GasbarriniFrancesco FranceschiGuido CostamagnaSergio Alfieri

Published in: BMJ open (2022)

Patients ≥80 years with GE did not have a higher mortality rate and cumulative major complications as compared to younger elderly patients. Invasive treatments were not associated with a different prognosis in this age group.

Keyphrases

emergency department
tertiary care
end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
physical activity
prognostic factors
cardiovascular events
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
adverse drug
electronic health record