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Thrombolysis in Patients Aged over 80 Years Is Equally Effective and Safe [PDF]

Journal of Stroke and Cerebrovascular Diseases, 2016
Despite stroke's high prevalence in the elderly, intravenous thrombolysis is licensed in Europe only for patients younger than 80 years old. We aimed to compare the functional outcomes and complication rates in patients older versus younger than 80 years old treated with intravenous thrombolysis.A retrospective observational study of patients who ...
Pego, PM, Paiva Nunes, A, Ferreira, P, Sousa, C, Amaral-Silva, A   +4 more
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Complications Associated With Spine Surgery in Patients Aged 80 Years or Older: Japan Association of Spine Surgeons with Ambition (JASA) Multicenter Study [PDF]

Global Spine Journal, 2017
Study Design: Retrospective study of registry data. Objectives: Aging of society and recent advances in surgical techniques and general anesthesia have increased the demand for spinal surgery in elderly patients. Many complications have been described in
Kazuyoshi Kobayashi, S. Imagama, K. Ando, N. Ishiguro, Masaomi Yamashita, Y. Eguchi, M. Matsumoto, K. Ishii, Tomohiro Hikata, Shoji Seki, H. Terai, A. Suzuki, K. Tamai, Masa-aki Aramomi, T. Ishikawa, A. Kimura, H. Inoue, G. Inoue, M. Miyagi, W. Saito, Kei Yamada, M. Hongo, Hirosuke Nishimura, Hidekazu Suzuki, A. Nakano, Kazuyuki Watanabe, H. Chikuda, Junichi Ohya, Y. Aoki, M. Shimizu, T. Futatsugi, K. Mukaiyama, M. Hasegawa, Katsuhito Kiyasu, Haku Iizuka, Y. Iizuka, Ryoichi Kobayashi, K. Nishida, Kenichiro Kakutani, H. Nakajima, H. Murakami, S. Demura, S. Kato, K. Yoshioka, T. Namikawa, Kei Watanabe, K. Nakanishi, Y. Nakagawa, M. Yoshimoto, H. Fujiwara, N. Nishida, Y. Imajo, M. Yamazaki, M. Sakane, T. Abe, Kengo Fujii, T. Kaito, T. Furuya, S. Orita, S. Ohtori   +59 more
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Marked Cognitive and Activities of Daily Living Improvement by Shunt Embolization in a Very Old Man with Portosystemic Encephalopathy Mimicking Alzheimer Disease: A Case Report [PDF]

Annals of Geriatric Medicine and Research, 2022
A 91-year-old man with chronic cognitive impairment underwent shunt embolization for portosystemic encephalopathy (PSE). He experienced intermittent episodes of impaired consciousness and decreased cognitive function and activities of daily living (ADL),
Soichiro Kondo, Kazufumi Takada, Taro Kojima, Kosuke Tanaka, Mitsutaka Yakabe, Eisuke Shibata, Yumi Umeda-Kamayama, Hidemasa Takao, Sumito Ogawa, Masahiro Akishita   +9 more
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Where do older adults die in Brazil? An analysis of two decades

Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2022
Objective: To describe the characteristics of older adult deaths reported in Brazil between 1998 and 2018. Methods: This is a retrospective, descriptive study performed using secondary data from the Brazilian Ministry of Health.
Kenny Regina Lehmann, Dyayne Carla Banovski, Bruna Fernandes, Dagna Karen de Oliveira, Sadana Hillary Dal'Negro, Ana Carolina de Campos   +5 more
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Knowing Oldest Old’s Preferences May Improve their Healthcare

Revista Iberoamericana de Bioética, 2020
Oldest old people’s preferences are not taken into account though their importance in healthcare planning. To identify them, we undertook a qualitative study, using in-depth interviews, in a rural area of Toledo, Spain.
Juan Antonio Herrera Tejedor
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HIGHER RISK OF COMPLICATIONS AFTER TOTAL KNEE ARTHROPLASTY IN OCTOGENARIANS [PDF]

Acta Ortopédica Brasileira, 2020
Objective: To evaluate the complication rate of total knee arthroplasty (TKA) in octogenarian patients and identify predictive factors. Methods: The study comprised 70 octogenarians and 70 non-octogenarian patients as control group, all submitted to ...
Gabriel Garcez de Araujo Souza, Raphael Soejima Correia Ramalho, Rodrigo Sattamini Pires e Albuquerque, João Maurício Barretto, Rafael Souza Mançãno Chaves, Eduardo Branco de Sousa   +5 more
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Health-related quality of life among community-dwelling people aged 80 years and over: a cross-sectional study in France

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2020
Background The proportion of people living to a very old age is continuously increasing. One of the possibilities explored in policies and services to meet this health and societal challenge is to encourage the very old to continue living at home.
I. Jalenques, F. Rondepierre, Chloé Rachez, S. Lauron, C. Guiguet-Auclair   +4 more
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Endoscopic Retrograde Cholangiopancreatography in Nonagenarian Patients: Is It Really Safe? [PDF]

Clinical Endoscopy, 2018
Background/Aims Literature on the safety of endoscopic retrograde cholangiopancreatography (ERCP) in elderly patients is divided. Based on this we decided to examine the safety of ERCP in nonagenarian patients.
Zain A Sobani, Daria Yunina, Anna Abbasi, Kevin Tin, Daniel Simkin, Mary Rojas, Yuriy Tsirlin, Ira Mayer, Rabin Rahmani   +8 more
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Quality of life in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older: a systematic review

Health and Quality of Life Outcomes, 2022
Objective Quality of Life (QoL) in elderly cancer patients is a topic that has been little explored. This systematic review aims to identify, assess, and report the literature on QoL in home-dwelling cancer patients aged 80 years and older and what QoL ...
I. Hjelmeland, J. Drageset, Øyvind Nordvik, E. Beisland   +3 more
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Characterisation of Benzodiazepine Use in an Older Population Registered in Family Health Units in the Region of Minho, Portugal

Geriatrics, 2019
Benzodiazepines are the most frequently consumed psychotropic drugs among older persons. This pharmacological class has been advised against in this group, due to the various risks associated with its use in an older population.
Ana Vilaça, Ana Vieira, André Fernandes, Daniela Ribeiro, Inês Esteves   +4 more
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