Safety of endoscopic ultrasonography in elderly patients: a single center prospective trial

Safety of endoscopic ultrasonography in elderly patients: a single center prospective trial

Background and Aims The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the safety of both diagnostic and therapeutic endosonography (EUS) in geriatric population. Methods The study population, consisting of 222 patients who underwent endosonographic evaluation for different indications, was divided in...

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Veröffentlicht in:Aging clinical and experimental research 2013-10, Vol.25 (5), p.571-574
Hauptverfasser: Kurt, Mevlut, Oguz, Dilek, Oztas, Erkin, Kalkan, Ismail Hakki, Sayilir, Abdurrahim, Beyazit, Yavuz, Sasmaz, Nurgul
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Sprache:eng
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Aged
Endoscopy
Endosonography
Female
Geriatrics/Gerontology
Humans
Male
Medicine
Medicine & Public Health
Middle Aged
Original Article
Prospective Studies
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Zusammenfassung:Background and Aims The aim of this prospective study is to evaluate the safety of both diagnostic and therapeutic endosonography (EUS) in geriatric population. Methods The study population, consisting of 222 patients who underwent endosonographic evaluation for different indications, was divided into two groups. Group I consisted of 165 patients, ≥65 years old; Group II consisted of 57 controls, 
ISSN:1720-8319
1594-0667
1720-8319
DOI:10.1007/s40520-013-0138-2