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Post-stroke experiences and health information needs among Chinese elderly ischemic stroke survivors in the internet environment: a qualitative study

Frontiers in Psychology, 2023
BackgroundElderly stroke survivors are encouraged to receive appropriate health information to prevent recurrences. After discharge, older patients seek health information in everyday contexts, examining aspects that facilitate or impair healthy behavior.
Yufan Hu, Yufan Hu, Xichenhui Qiu, Cuiling Ji, Fang Wang, Manlan He, Lei He, Lu Chen, Lu Chen   +8 more
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e-Health: A Future Solution for Optimized Management of Elderly Patients. GER-e-TEC™ Project

Medicines, 2020
Background: Elderly residents in nursing homes have multiple comorbidities (including cognitive and psycho-behavioral pathologies, malnutrition, heart failure, diabetes, chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, and renal failure) and use multiple ...
Abrar-Ahmad Zulfiqar, Noël Lorenzo-Villalba, Oumair-Ahmad Zulfiqar, Mohamed Hajjam, Quentin Courbon, Lucie Esteoulle, Bernard Geny, Samy Talha, Dominique Letourneau, Jawad Hajjam, Sylvie Erve, Amir Hajjam El Hassani, Emmanuel Andres   +12 more
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The psoas muscle density as a predictor of postoperative complications in elderly patients undergoing rectal cancer resection

Frontiers in Oncology, 2023
BackgroundMuscle depletion that impairs normal physiological function in elderly patients leads to poor prognosis. This study aimed to evaluate the association between total abdominal muscle area (TAMA), total psoas area (TPA), psoas muscle density (PMD),
Yun-Zhou Xiao, Xiao-Ting Wen, Ying-Ying Ying, Xiao-Yan Zhang, Lu-Yao Li, Zhong-Chu Wang, Miao-Guang Su, Xiang-Wu Zheng, Shou-Liang Miao   +8 more
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The comparison of Alfentanil and Remifentanil infusion during anesthesia on post-anesthesia recovery

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2012
Background and Objective: With consideration the daily increased development of outpatient surgeries and high rate of these surgeries in elderly patients, rapid and safe recovery of patients is necessary.
Masood Entezariasl, Godrat Akhavanakbari, Khatereh Isazadehfar   +2 more
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Arteriovenous Malformation Observed in the Auricula in an Elderly Patient: A Case Report

Ankara Medical Journal, 2020
Arteriovenous malformation (AVM) refers to the abnormal venous formations, which are generally localized to intracranial region and directly related with each other without a capillary connection between artery and vein.
Sırın Kucuk, Izzet Goker Kucuk
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Acute Facial Edema in a Patient with Systemic Lupus Erythematosus

Reports, 2021
Allergies have been found to be associated with systemic lupus erythematosus (SLE). However, few reports have described angioedema occurring in elderly men with systemic lupus erythematosus.
Shiho Amano, Ryuichi Ohta, Chiaki Sano
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Timely municipality rehabilitation after hospitalization reduces readmission and early mortality

Journal of Rehabilitation Medicine - Clinical Communications
Objective: Firstly, the study explores the association between timely initiation of rehabilitation and 90-day and 365-day all-cause acute readmission and secondly, 90-day and 365-day all-cause mortality in a cohort of Odense Municipality residents ...
Søren Bie Bogh, Sören Möller, Mette Birk-Olsen, Lars Morsø   +3 more
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Postmarketing surveillance on clinical use of edoxaban in patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (ETNA‐AF‐Japan): Three‐month interim analysis results

Journal of Arrhythmia, 2019
Background Direct oral anticoagulants are the first‐line drugs for anticoagulation therapy in nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (NVAF). However, a real‐world, large‐scale, clinical study on edoxaban has not been performed.
Takeshi Yamashita, Yukihiro Koretsune, Mayumi Ishikawa, Kazuhito Shiosakai, Seiji Kogure   +4 more
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Statin-induced myopathy associated with atorvastatin therapy in the elderly patient. Clinical case

Клинический разбор в общей медицине, 2021
Statins are widely used in patients with cardiovascular disorders. However, the issue of the feasibility of prescribing the high-dose and medium-dose statins to elderly patients remains a matter of discussion.
Natalia A. Cherkasova, Irina S. Komarova, Nadezhda V. Mukhina, Nikita V. Dyatlov   +3 more
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Real-world experience of treatment with thrombopoietin receptor agonists in anti-thymocyte globulin-naïve patients with aplastic anemia: an observational retrospective analysis in a single institution

Hematology, 2022
Objective To explore the efficacy and safety of thrombopoietin receptor agonists (TPO-RAs) without anti-thymocyte globulin (ATG) in ATG-naïve patients with aplastic anemia (AA) in a real-world setting.Methods We retrospectively evaluated treatment ...
Masaki Iino, Atsushi Jinguji, Tomoya Sato, Ayato Nakadate   +3 more
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