Lung cancer in patients aged 80 years and over [PDF]
Lung Cancer, 2009 The purpose of this study is to examine clinical and pathological features, treatment modality approaches in the elderly, especially in patients aged 80 years and older.From the databases at two educational hospitals during the period from January 1978 and December 2007, medical records of lung cancer patients were retrospectively reviewed. The patient
Hiroaki, Satoh +9 more
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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 ...
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Cancer Mortality Trends in Brazilian Adults Aged 80 and Over From 2000 to 2017 [PDF]
Geriatrics, Gerontology and Aging, 2020 INTRODUCTION: Adults aged 80 and over represent the fastest growing segment of the population in emerging countries. Studies of cancer mortality trends in the oldest old population are scarce in Brazil.
João Pedro Rufino +5 more
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Colorectal Cancer in Octogenarian and Nonagenarian Patients: Clinicopathological Features and Survivals [PDF]
Annals of Coloproctology, 2020 Purpose Elderly population will comprise a substantial proportion of colorectal cancer (CRC) patients. We examined patients older than 80 years according to their clinical and pathological characteristics to fully understand the elderly patients. Methods
Soo Min Lee, Jun Sang Shin
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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 +9 more
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Outcomes of lumbar spinal fusion in super-elderly patients aged 80 years and over
Medicine, 2021 Abstract Despite the increasing prevalence of spinal surgery in super-elderly (SE) patients, the outcomes and complication rates have not been fully elucidated. The purpose of this study was to compare the outcomes and complications of lumbar spinal fusion for degenerative lumbar spinal stenosis (DLSS) in SE patients aged 80 ...
Hee Jung Son +4 more
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Liver Transplantation from Donors Aged 80 Years and Over: Pushing the Limit [PDF]
American Journal of Transplantation, 2004 Older donors are a growing part of the total donor pool but no definite consensus exists on the limit of age for their acceptance. From November 1998 to January 2003, in a retrospective case-control multicenter study, we compared the outcome of 30 orthotopic liver transplantations (OLTs) with octogenarian donors and of 60 chronologically correlated ...
NARDO, BRUNO +10 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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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 +5 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 +8 more
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