Medical and Surgical Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly: A Systematic Review
Shung DL, Abraham B, Sellin J, Hou JK. Medical and Surgical Complications of Inflammatory Bowel Disease in the Elderly: A Systematic Review. Digestive Diseases And Sciences 2014, 60: 1132-1140. PMID: 25501923, DOI: 10.1007/s10620-014-3462-2.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsInflammatory bowel diseaseElderly IBD patientsElderly patientsSystematic reviewIBD patientsSurgical complicationsBowel diseaseInclusion criteriaTumor necrosis factor antagonistsHospital-related complicationsTherapy-related complicationsNecrosis factor antagonistsPouch-anal anastomosisMedication-related complicationsRisk of hospitalHigh-quality studiesMeta-Analyses (PRISMA) guidelinesPreferred Reporting ItemsManual literature searchesConclusionsElderly patientsAnal anastomosisEffect of ageResultsA totalEligible studiesFactor antagonists