Upper gastrointestinal bleeding differences between older and younger adults: should bleeding in non-cirrhotic patients be considered a geriatric syndrome?
Older adults with UGIB exhibit clinical features associated with higher healthcare resource utilization and worse outcomes. Cirrhosis was linked to adverse outcomes in younger patients. In non-cirrhotic patients, UGIB may share features of geriatric syndromes, reflecting multifactorial risks in this population.
Authors
- Catarina Bravo (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6675-0758)
- Ivo Mendes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0003-1068-379X)
- Francisco Vara-Luiz (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3757-6172)
- Gonçalo Nunes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4920-9158)
- André Ruge Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7984-9522)
- Jorge Fonseca (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6477-7028)
- Francisco Gonçalves (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1495-9362)
- Paulo Mascarenhas (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6584-1199)
- Carolina Palma
- Inês Simão (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-4872-7455)
- Pedro Pinto-Marques (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9675-0751)
- Marta Patita (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1726-2528)
- Diogo Simas
- Madalena Teixeira (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-1064-3790)
- Plácido Gomes
- Sara Ramos Lopes (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0009-6207-7437)
- Maria Antónia Duarte
Institutions
- Escola Superior de Saúde Egas Moniz (PT)
- Administração Regional de Saúde de Lisboa e Vale do Tejo (PT)
- Hospital do Divino Espírito Santo (PT)
- Hospital Garcia de Orta (PT)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Therapeutic Advances in Gastroenterology
- Published
- 2025-06-09
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1177/17562848251343416
- Citations
- 4
- Primary Topic
- Gastrointestinal Bleeding Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 7.24