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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
Kiyohisa Sekizawa, Koichi Kurishima, Hiroichi Ishikawa, Gen Ohara, Shigemi Ishikawa, Ryota Nakamura, Morio Ohtsuka, Nobuyuki Hizawa, Katsunori Kagohashi, 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 ...
Pego, PM, Paiva Nunes, A, Ferreira, P, Sousa, C, Amaral-Silva, A   +4 more
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Study protocol: a randomised controlled trial on the clinical effects of levothyroxine treatment for subclinical hypothyroidism in people aged 80 years and over [PDF]

, 2018
Background: Subclinical hypothyroidism is common in older people and its contribution to health and disease needs to be elucidated further. Observational and clinical trial data on the clinical effects of subclinical hypothyroidism in persons aged 80 ...
Robert S. Du Puy, Iris Postmus, David J. Stott, Manuel R. Blum, Rosalinde K.E. Poortvliet, Wendy P. J. den Elzen, Robin P. Peeters, Barbara C. Van Munster, Bruce H. R. Wolffenbuttel, Rudi G. J. Westendorp, Patricia M. Kearney, Ian Ford, Sharon Kean, Claudia‐Martina Messow, Torquil Watt, J. Wouter Jukema, Olaf M. Dekkers, Johannes W. A. Smit, Nicolas Rodondi, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Simon P. Mooijaart   +20 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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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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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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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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Factors which influence postoperative mortality after hip fracture [PDF]

Vojnosanitetski Pregled, 2006
Background/Aim. One of the most significant predictors of mortality after hip fractures is cognitive impairment (dementia). The aim of this study was to report the results of a prospective study of the influence of some factors on sixmonth mortality in ...
Ristić Branko, Ristić-Ignjatović Dragana, Miličić Biljana, Obradović Zdravko   +3 more
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Fragilidade em idosos no município de São Paulo: prevalência e fatores associados

Revista Brasileira de Epidemiologia, 2019
RESUMO: Introdução: Fragilidade é uma síndrome evitável e reversível caracterizada pelo declínio cumulativo dos sistemas fisiológicos, causando maior vulnerabilidade às condições adversas.
Yeda Aparecida de Oliveira Duarte, Daniella Pires Nunes, Fabíola Bof de Andrade, Ligiana Pires Corona, Tábatta Renata Pereira de Brito, Jair Lício Ferreira dos Santos, Maria Lúcia Lebrão   +6 more
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