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Treatment options and outcomes for glioblastoma in the elderly patient

Clinical Interventions in Aging, 2014
Age remains the most powerful prognostic factor among glioblastoma (GBM) patients. Half of all patients with GBM are aged 65 years or older at the time of diagnosis, and the incidence rate of GBM in patients aged over 65 years is increasing rapidly ...
Nils D. Arvold, D. Reardon
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Acute atrial fibrillation in emergency surgery:Is it rare?

Indian Journal of Anaesthesia, 2011
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a common arrhythmia with an estimated clinical prevalence of approximately 1% in the general population and as high as 9% in individuals by the age of 80 years. The aetiology is multifactorial.
Saravanan Ankichetty, Amar Nandhakumar, Rajeev Subramanyam, Lashmi Venkatraghavan   +3 more
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A Quality Improvement Initiative to Standardize Pneumocystis jirovecii Pneumonia Prophylaxis in Pediatric Patients With Solid Tumors

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric patients with extracranial solid tumors (ST) receiving chemotherapy are at an increased risk for Pneumocystis jirovecii pneumonia (PJP). However, evidence guiding prophylaxis practices in this population is limited. A PJP‐related fatality at our institution highlighted inconsistent prescribing approaches and concerns about
Kriti Kumar, Denise M. Connolly, Ellen Kellington, Elyse Zelunka, Karla Kerrigan, Furqan Shaikh, Paul C. Nathan, Meredith S. Irwin, Sarah Cohen‐Gogo   +8 more
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老年急性卒中患者医院感染预测模型的构建与验证(Construction and Validation of a Prediction Model for Nosocomial Infection in Elderly Patients with Acute Stroke)

Zhongguo cuzhong zazhi
目的 探讨老年急性卒中患者医院感染的危险因素，建立预测模型并进行评价。 方法 回顾性选取2019年6月—2021年12月首都医科大学附属北京天坛医院神经内科住院的老年急性卒中患者作为研究对象。根据患者是否发生医院感染分为感染组和未感染组。按7∶3的比例将数据集分为训练集和测试集，训练集用来建立模型，测试集用来评估模型性能。在训练集中进行单因素和多因素分析，筛选影响因素并构建列线图预测模型。通过Hosmer-Lemeshow拟合优度检验、绘制校准曲线以及ROC曲线分析和决策曲线分析（decision ...
李静，程实，郭军平，胡爱香，于鑫玮，韩玮，张越巍，冀瑞俊(LI Jing, CHENG Shi, GUO Junping, HU Aixiang, YU Xinwei, HAN Wei, ZHANG Yuewei, JI Ruijun)
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Effectiveness of Dupilumab for an Elderly Patient with Prurigo Nodularis Who Was Refractory and Contradicted to Traditional Therapy

Journal of Asthma and Allergy, 2021
Taoming Liu, Juan Bai, Su Wang, Shuni Ying, Sheng Li, Jianjun Qiao, Hong Fang Department of Dermatology, The First Affiliated Hospital, Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, People’s Republic of ChinaCorrespondence: Jianjun Qiao; Hong ...
Liu T, Bai J, Wang S, Ying S, Li S, Qiao J, Fang H   +6 more
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Falls and fractures in subjects over 65 years old and their associations with geriatric syndromes: Russian epidemiological study EVKALIPT

Российский журнал гериатрической медицины, 2021
Background. In the Russian Federation, the prevalence of falls and fractures in older people in the general population is unknown. Single studies have been carried out on small samples (hospitalized patients, patients with diabetes mellitus etc ...
N. M. Vorobyeva, N. O. Khovasova, O. N. Tkacheva, Yu. V. Kotovskaya, E. V. Selezneva, L. N. Ovcharova   +5 more
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Sickle Cell Disease Is an Inherent Risk for Asthma in a Sibling Comparison Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Introduction Sickle cell disease (SCD) and asthma share a complex relationship. Although estimates vary, asthma prevalence in children with SCD is believed to be comparable to or higher than the general population. Determining whether SCD confers an increased risk for asthma remains challenging due to overlapping symptoms and the ...
Suhei C. Zuleta De Bernardis, Okeleji Olayinka, Mariam Z. Quraishi, Lakshmi V. Srivaths, Deborah L. Brown, Neethu M. Menon, Ricardo A. Mosquera, Ashwin P. Patel, James M. Stark, Aravind Yadav   +9 more
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Association between polysomnography-measured sleep parameters and cognitive impairment in elderly patients with depression

Frontiers in Psychiatry
ObjectiveLimited research has explored the associations between sleep disturbances (SD) and cognitive impairment (CI) in elderly patients with depression, particularly by incorporating polysomnography (PSG) to assess sleep quality.
Jiaojiao Zhou, Jianyu Que, Yida Wang, Li Ren, Saina Zhang, Xianglin Ma, Yintai Fan, Qing’e Zhang, Xueyan Chen   +8 more
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Role of natural drugs in severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2: potential beneficial effects in prevention or prior treatment in elderly and cancer patients

Geriatric Care, 2020
In 2019, a new coronavirus, severe acute respiratory syndrome coronavirus 2 (SARS-CoV-2), aroused the attention of the entire world. It causes an acute respiratory disease, by involving the same receptor, i.e. the angiotensin-converting enzyme 2, as that
Eugenio Boccalone, Veronica Maria Lanni, Valerio Massimo Magro   +2 more
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Pazopanib Combined With Vincristine and Irinotecan in Relapsed Wilms Tumor: Encouraging Outcomes in a Heavily Pretreated Pediatric Cohort

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background While Wilms tumor (WT) typically has a favorable prognosis, relapsed cases—especially those with high‐risk histology—remain therapeutically challenging after intensive frontline therapy. The combination of vincristine and irinotecan has demonstrated activity in pediatric solid tumors, and pazopanib, a multi‐targeted tyrosine kinase ...
Maria Debora De Pasquale, Alessandro Crocoli, Giuseppe Maria Milano, Pierluigi Di Paolo, Francesca Diomedi Camassei, Ida Russo, Annalisa Serra   +6 more
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