Barrett’s Esophagus Management in the Elderly: Principles and Best Practice
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DOI: 10.1007/s11894-020-00774-2
Abstract: Purpose of Review Endoscopic screening and surveillance for Barrett’s esophagus (BE) as well as treatment of dysplastic BE is well established. A significant proportion of BE patients are older (geriatric age group, > 65 years age). There… read more here.
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How I Treat Multiple myeloma in the geriatric patient.
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DOI: 10.1182/blood.2022017635
Abstract: Multiple myeloma (MM) is primarily a disease of elderly patients. Geriatric aspects in the context of MM have been poorly investigated until recently. Treatment outcomes for geriatric patients with MM are often compromised by comorbidities… read more here.
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Neuraxial Anesthesia in the Geriatric Patient
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DOI: 10.3389/fmed.2018.00254
Abstract: Neuraxial anesthesia is recommended as a well-accepted option to minimize the perioperative side effects in the geriatric patients. The available data from the current researches have shifted the focus from the conventional approach to spinal… read more here.
Keywords: neuraxial anesthesia; anesthesia; anesthesia geriatric; geriatric patient ... See more keywords