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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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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

Oral Anticoagulation in the Elderly and Frail [PDF]

Hamostaseologie, 2020
AbstractThe proportion of elderly patients will increase substantially over the next decades, and both atrial fibrillation (AF) and venous thromboembolism (VTE) are more common in the elderly. Age is a risk factor not only for stroke and thromboembolism but also for bleeding, particularly in frail patients, in whom numerous pathophysiological changes ...
Rupert Bauersachs
exaly   +3 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
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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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Luteinizing Hormone in Frail Elderly Individuals [PDF]

The Egyptian Journal of Geriatrics and Gerontology, 1999
Background: The term "frailty" has been used clinically as a global concept to describe a condition, common in the old, of impaired strength, endurance, and balance, vulnerability to trauma and other stressors, and high risk for morbidity, disability ...
Salma EL Said, Somaia Ebeid, Manar. Mamoun, Hala. Sweed, Karim Shaheen, Mohamed Elbanouby   +5 more
doaj   +1 more source

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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Approach to the Frail Elderly

Türkiye Fiziksel Tıp ve Rehabilitasyon Dergisi, 2010
Frail elderly syndrome is a geriatric syndrome of increased vulnerability to stressors due to impairments in multiple interrelated systems. Common signs and symptoms are unintentional weight loss, muscle weakness, fatigue, slow walking speed, and progressive functional decline.
Eyigor, Sibel, Kutsal, Yesim Gokce
openaire   +3 more sources