Brief assessments and screening for geriatric conditions in older primary care patients: a pragmatic approach [PDF]
Public Health Reviews, 2018 This paper discusses the rationale behind performing a brief geriatric assessment as a first step in the management of older patients in primary care practice.
Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud +1 more
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Validation of “(fr)AGILE”: a quick tool to identify multidimensional frailty in the elderly
BMC Geriatrics, 2020 Background Several tools have been proposed and validated to operationally define frailty. Recently, the Italian Frailty index (IFi), an Italian modified version of Frailty index, has been validated but its use in clinical practice is limited by long ...
Ilaria Liguori +11 more
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Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment
Cancer Control, 2003 As an adjunct to the general and cancer-specific clinical and diagnostic examinations, comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is an integral tool that examines factors affecting the course of disease and the outcome of treatment. The principal areas of focus of the CGA include the patient's functional, physical, mental, emotional, pharmacotherapeutic,
Darryl, Wieland, Victor, Hirth
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Autonomous Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment [PDF]
, 2017 This paper presents the MARIO’s CGA (Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment) module for the Kompai platform that aims at autonomously performing and managing the execution of specific tests required in the CGA process. The application relies on the CGA ontology, which is part of the Mario Ontology Network (MON)4, as a support to the execution of the ...
Asprino Luigi +5 more
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Performance of a brief geriatric evaluation compared to a comprehensive geriatric assessment for detection of geriatric syndromes in family medicine: a prospective diagnostic study. [PDF]
, 2018 Geriatric syndromes are rarely detected in family medicine. Within the AGE program (active geriatric evaluation), a brief assessment tool (BAT) designed for family physicians (FP) was developed and its diagnostic performance estimated by comparison to a ...
Büla, C. +5 more
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The physician’s role in perioperative management of older patients undergoing surgery [PDF]
, 2017 Life-sustaining and life-improving surgical interventions are increasingly available to older, frailer patients, many of whom have multimorbidity.
Dhesi, Jugdeep +2 more
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Validation of a frailty index in older cancer patients with solid tumours
BMC Cancer, 2018 Background Frailty is an indicator of physiological reserve in older people. In non-cancer settings, frailty indices are reliable predictors of adverse health outcomes.
A. L. McCarthy +6 more
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BMC Anesthesiology, 2021 Background The elderly population is highly susceptible to develop post-operative complications after major surgeries. It is not clear whether the comprehensive geriatric care models are effective in reducing adverse events.
Aparna Saripella +6 more
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TLR3 Deficiency Leads to a Dysregulation in the Global Gene-Expression Profile in Murine Oviduct Epithelial Cells Infected with Chlamydia muridarum [PDF]
, 2019 OBJECTIVE Describe the implementation and effects of Mobile Acute Care for Elders (MACE) consultation at a Veterans Affairs Medical Center (VAMC). DESIGN Retrospective cohort analysis.
Derbigny, Wilbert A, Kumar, Ramesh
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Jurnal Penyakit Dalam Indonesia, 2023 Introduction. Nosocomial pneumonia is a lung infection that occurs after the patient is hospitalized for more than 48 hours, without any signs of pulmonary infection at the time of treatment.
Hildebrand Hanoch Victor +7 more
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