Efficacy and safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography in the very elderly by using a combination of intravenous midazolam, ketamine and pethidine.

Salih TokmakMehmet F CetinSerkan Torun

Published in: Geriatrics & gerontology international (2021)

ERCP can be safely performed in elderly patients using a combination of midazolam and ketamine without propofol. The incidence of complications is comparable with that observed in younger patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2021; 21: 887-892.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
risk factors
chronic kidney disease
ejection fraction
newly diagnosed
pain management
prognostic factors
peritoneal dialysis
high dose
ultrasound guided