Titre
Abdomen aigu chez la personne âgée aux urgences [Abdominal pain among elderly patients in the emergency department]
Type
synthèse (review)
Institution
Externe
Périodique
Auteur(s)
Tran, B.K.
Auteure/Auteur
Espolio Desbaillet, Y.
Auteure/Auteur
Groebli, Y.
Auteure/Auteur
Della, S.V.
Auteure/Auteur
Liens vers les personnes
ISSN
1660-9379
Statut éditorial
Publié
Date de publication
2012-08-15
Volume
8
Numéro
350
Première page
1548
Dernière page/numéro d’article
1552
Peer-reviewed
Oui
Langue
français
Notes
Publication types: English Abstract ; Journal Article
Publication Status: ppublish
Publication Status: ppublish
Résumé
With the population ageing, each physician will increasingly be confronted with older patients, who often suffer from multiple ailments. In such population, abdominal pain, though a frequent complaint, can present a real challenge as history and clinical examination may be misleading. This symptom is however the fourth most frequent ground for consultation in the emergency department and is often a major consumer of time and money. It therefore seems essential to address each case of abdominal pain in the elderly with methodology and bearing in mind at all times that the usual clinical signs may be missing or deceiving. Diagnosis of nonspecific abdominal pain often marks the end of the consultation once the worst has been excluded.
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Date de création
2021-10-21T08:37:57.035Z
Date de création dans IRIS
2025-05-20T19:51:07Z