Radiotherapy for nonagenarians: the value of biological versus chronological age
Radiation Oncology, 2020 Background The number of nonagenarian cancer patients (≥ 90 years) is continuously increasing, and radiotherapy is performed in a relevant proportion of patients, as surgery and chemotherapy are often not feasible for these patients.
Tanja Sprave +7 more
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Differences between physicians in the likelihood of referral and acceptance of elderly patients for dialysis-influence of age and comorbidity [PDF]
, 2007 BACKGROUND: Incidence of dialysis in elderly patients in the Netherlands is low compared to other countries. This study aims to assess the impact of patients' age and comorbidity on the likelihood of referral and acceptance of patients for dialysis and ...
De Jong, P.E. +5 more
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Hypothermia in the elderly: The syndrome you least expect
South African Family Practice, 1982 No abstract available.
R.E. Carlson, P.J. Hering
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Name relearning in elderly patients with schizophrenia: episodic and temporary, not semantic and permanent [PDF]
, 2006 Original article can be found at: http://www.informaworld.com/smpp/title~content=t713659088--Copyright Informa / Taylor and FrancisIntroduction . Recent reports of lexical-semantic deficits in patients with schizophrenia (Laws, Al-Uzri, & Mortimer, 2000;
Hirsch, S.R., Kondel, T.K., Laws, K.R.
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Age Is No Longer a Limit: Two Cases of Hepatectomy in Patients Over 90 Years Old
Case Reports in Gastroenterology, 2015 Hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) is a common malignant tumor with poor prognosis. The age of patients affected by HCC is considered to be increasing, and several studies have reported significantly higher rates of morbidity and mortality after hepatectomy ...
Shugo Uwatoko +7 more
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Polypharmacy in elderly cancer patients : challenges and the way clinical pharmacists can contribute in resource-limited settings [PDF]
, 2019 The aim of this study was to address the problems associated with polypharmacy in elderly cancer patients and to highlight the role of pharmacists in such cases in resource‐limited settings.
Khanal, Saval +2 more
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Trends in the Use of Intensive Care by Very Elderly Patients and Their Clinical Course in a Single Tertiary Hospital in Korea [PDF]
Korean Journal of Critical Care Medicine, 2016 Background: The number of elderly patients admitted to intensive care units (ICUs) is growing with the increasing proportion of elderly persons in the Korean general population. It is often difficult to make decisions about ICU care for elderly patients,
Junghyun Kim +10 more
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Effect of Ferric Sodium EDTA administration, in combination with vitamin C, folic acid, copper gluconate, zinc gluconate and selenomethionine, on cardiovascular risk evaluation: exploration of the HRV frequency domain [PDF]
, 2019 diseases. Using the Heart Rate Variability (HRV) analysis is possible to provide an evaluation of the safety and the effectiveness of intervention.
Curcio, A. +6 more
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Long-term postoperative pneumonia in elderly patients with early gastric cancer
BMC Surgery, 2022 Background Pneumonia is a major cause of death in the elderly population. Considering body weight loss, muscle loss, and reflux after gastrectomy, elderly patients are considered to be at very high risk for pneumonia, which could decrease overall ...
Ayako Kamiya +8 more
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Brazilian Journal of Anesthesiology, 2021 Background: Unhealthy teeth can seriously affect general health and increase the risk of death in elderly people. There has been no confirmation of which device is most effective for elderly patients with teeth loss.
Xiaoyan Ge +5 more
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