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Anesthesia and perioperative pain relief in the frail elderly patient [PDF]

Saudi Journal of Anaesthesia, 2023
Demand for anesthesia and analgesia for the frail elderly is continuously increasing as the likelihood of encountering very elderly, very vulnerable, and very compromised patients has, ever so subtly, increased over the last three decades.
Tom C.R.V Van Zundert, Stephen P Gatt, André A.J van Zundert   +2 more
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Routine frailty assessment predicts postoperative complications in elderly patients across surgical disciplines – a retrospective observational study [PDF]

BMC Anesthesiology, 2019
Background Frailty is a frequent and underdiagnosed functional syndrome involving reduced physiological reserves and an increased vulnerability against stressors, with severe individual and socioeconomic consequences.
Oliver Birkelbach, Rudolf Mörgeli, Claudia Spies, Maria Olbert, Björn Weiss, Maximilian Brauner, Bruno Neuner, Roland C. E. Francis, Sascha Treskatsch, Felix Balzer   +9 more
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Survival of Frail Elderly with Delirium. [PDF]

Int J Environ Res Public Health, 2022
This study aims to determine when frailty increases the risks of delirium mortality. Hospital patients falling into the elderly frail or pre-frail category were recruited, some without delirium, some with delirium at admission, and some who developed delirium during admission.
Cano-Escalera G, Graña M, Irazusta J, Labayen I, Besga A.   +4 more
europepmc   +7 more sources

Daratumumab Treatment for “Truly Frail” Elderly Myeloma Patients [PDF]

Life
Remarkable advancements have been made in the treatment outcomes of multiple myeloma (MM) patients; however, for frail elderly patients, these treatment outcomes are still insufficient. Elderly MM patients are increasing, as are their treatment regimens.
Yuichi Horigome, Kazuhito Suzuki, Takahiro Suzuki   +2 more
doaj   +2 more sources

Effectiveness and Safety of Tildrakizumab in Elderly and Frail Elderly Psoriatic Patients Up to 2 years [PDF]

Psoriasis: Targets and Therapy
Luca Mastorino,1 Paolo Dapavo,1 Martina Burlando,2 Paolo Gisondi,3 Carlo Alberto Maronese,4,5 Angelo Ruggiero,6 Marco Galluzzo,7,8 Maria Carla Pisani,9 Lidia Sacchelli,10 Giacomo Caldarola,11 Gianluca Avallone,1,4 Angelo Valerio Marzano,4,5 Matteo Megna ...
Mastorino L, Dapavo P, Burlando M, Gisondi P, Maronese CA, Ruggiero A, Galluzzo M, Pisani MC, Sacchelli L, Caldarola G, Avallone G, Marzano AV, Megna M, Campione E, Loconsole F, Bardazzi F, De Simone C, Quaglino P, Ribero S   +18 more
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Intervention of occupational therapists with frail elderly

Cadernos Brasileiros de Terapia Ocupacional, 2021
Introduction: Occupational therapists make up the teams that provide assistance to frail elderly people in different care contexts, including health, social assistance and culture. Objective: To identify the role of occupational therapists who work with
Amanda de Souza Nunes, Marina Picazzio Perez Batista, Maria Helena de Morgani Almeida   +2 more
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The Relationship Between Frailty and Treatment Compliance in Diabetic and Geriatric Patients Using Insulin

Namık Kemal Tıp Dergisi, 2021
Aim:Understanding and detecting frailty makes convenience to healthcare providers for deciding on appropriate therapy and follow-up strategy. In this study, we tried to determine the relationship between compliance to therapy, hypoglycemia and frailty in
Imantay SHAUYET, Sema BASAT, Gamze GEYİK YÜNOĞLU, Rıdvan SİVRİTEPE, Selda ÇAKIN ÜNNÜ, Mustafa Behçet DEMİRBAŞ, Mevlüt KIYAK, Okcan BASAT   +7 more
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Clinical validation of nursing diagnosis Fragile Elderly Syndrome

Revista Brasileira de Enfermagem, 2021
Objective: to clinically validate the nursing diagnosis of NANDA-I Frail Elderly Syndrome in hospitalized elderly. Method: a methodological study, guided by the STROBE instrument, composed of 40 elderly people admitted to a teaching hospital in Paraíba,
Fabiana Maria Rodrigues Lopes de Oliveira, Natalia Pessoa da Rocha Leal, Fabíola de Araújo Leite Medeiros, Jacira dos Santos Oliveira, Maria Miriam Lima da Nóbrega, Oriana Deyze Correia Paiva Leadebal, Maria das Graças Melo Fernandes   +6 more
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The effectiveness and cost-effectiveness of respite for caregivers of frail older people [PDF]

, 2007
The proportion of frail elderly people in the industrialized world is increasing. Respite care is a potentially important way of maintaining the quality of life for these people and their caregivers.
Arksey, Artaso Irigoyen, Baumgarten, Buchner, Burch, Census 2001., Chapko, Clark, Conlin, Covinsky, Derogatis, Donaldson, Feinberg, Fisher, Gaugler, Gaugler, Grant, Grundy, Hedrick, Hirst, Holm, Johnson, Kosloski, Kosloski, Lawton, Lee, Lund, Maher, Montgomery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Montgomery, Niebuhr, Pinquart, Quayhagen, Robertson, Robertson, Rockwood, Rockwood, Rockwood, Sörensen, Undertaking Systematic Reviews of Research on Effectiveness., Walston, Wan, Wells, Wills, Wishart, Yin, Zank, Zarit   +50 more
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Exergame design for elderly users: the case study of SilverBalance [PDF]

, 2010
In this paper, we discuss chances and challenges of game design for an elderly audience with a focus on the development of safe and usable exertion games for frail senior citizens.
Gerling, Kathrin, Masuch, Maic, Schild, Jonas   +2 more
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