Kılavuz, AslıÜnal, Nalan GülşenŞenkaya, AliÇelik, FeritAslanov, SeymurSavaş, SumruTekin, Fatih2023-01-122023-01-1220202602-3148https://doi.org/10.5505/deutfd.2020.65365https://search.trdizin.gov.tr/yayin/detay/371882https://hdl.handle.net/11454/81357Objective: Since there is insufficient epidemiological data on liver cirrhosis,especially in the elderly population of many countries, we aimed to evaluategeriatric cases with liver cirrhosis hospitalized at our gastroenterology clinic,retrospectively.Materials and Methods: The study included 99 patients aged 65 years and overwho were hospitalized with liver cirrhosis in Ege University Faculty of Medicine,department of gastroenterology. The socio-demographic, clinical and laboratorydata were recorded from the patient files.Results: In total, 99 elderly patients (mean age 71.7 ± 5.2 years; 59% male) wereincluded. Hepatocellular carcinoma was statistically significantly correlated withetiology, presence of ascites, the Model of End-Stage Liver Disease score and theChild-Turcotte-Pugh score (p=0.003, p=0.009, p=0.033, p=0.003, respectively).The presence of esophageal varices was statistically significantly correlated withclass and scores of the Child-Turcotte-Pugh, total bilirubin, Model of End-StageLiver Disease score and the presence of ascites (p< 0.0001, p=0.001, p=0.011,p=0.004, p=0.004, respectively).Conclusion: The main etiology of liver cirrhosis was Hepatitis C virus, whichaccounted for almost one-third of the cirrhotic elderly inpatients at thegastroenterology department. Hepatocellular carsinoma was the leading cause ofhospitalization. Elderly patients with liver cirrhosis should be carefullyevaluated for cirrhosis complications. The Child-Turcotte-Pugh classification andModel of End-Stage Liver Disease scoring should be undertaken, and thesuitability for liver transplantation should be considered in the follow-up andtreatment of this patientsen10.5505/deutfd.2020.65365info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccessArticle34293101371882