Gastrointestinal and Nongastrointestinal Complications of Esophagogastroduodenoscopy and Colonoscopy in the Real World: A Nationwide Standard Cohort Using the Common Data Model Database.

Conclusions: Elderly patients experienced approximately three times more GI and non-GI complications after EGD or colonoscopy than young patients. Physicians should pay attention to the potential risks of GI endoscopy in elderly patients. PMID: 33402543 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33402543?dopt=Abstract

Source: Gut and Liver - January 8, 2021 Category: Gastroenterology Tags: Gut Liver Source Type: research