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Downsizing of acute inpatient beds associated with private finance initiative: Scotland's case study [PDF]

, 2003
OBJECTIVES: To evaluate whether the projected 24% reduction in acute bed numbers in Lothian hospitals, which formed part of the private finance initiative (PFI) plans for the replacement Royal Infirmary of Edinburgh, is being compensated for by ...
Dunnigan, M.G., Pollock, A.
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Serum Uric Acid Levels in Older Adults: Associations With Clinical Outcomes and Implications for Reference Intervals in Those Aged 70 Years and Over

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective Reports have linked both high and low serum uric acid (SUA) levels to adverse health outcomes. This study aimed to establish a reference interval for SUA in older adults and assessed its association with clinically relevant outcomes in relatively healthy, community‐dwelling individuals aged ≥70 years old.
Amanda J. Rickard, Cammie Tran, Hans G. Schneider, Flavia M. Cicuttini, Anita E. Wluka, Ego Seeman, Johannes T. Neumann, Md Nazmul Karim, Zhen Zhou, Sultana Monira Hussain, David P. Q. Clark, Daniel Clayton‐Chubb, Andrew M. Tonkin, Lawrence J. Beilin, Robyn L. Woods, John J. McNeil   +15 more
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Early Delirium Assessment for Hospitalized Older People in Indonesia: a Systematic Review [PDF]

, 2016
Background: Due to the increasing risk of getting co-morbidity and frailty, older people tend to be prone to hospitalization. Hospitalization in older people brings many adverse effects.
Chen, C. (Ching-Min), Saifullah, A. D. (Azam)   +1 more
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Comrehensive Geriatric Assessment.

Nippon Ronen Igakkai Zasshi. Japanese Journal of Geriatrics, 1998
高齢者では多臓器に慢性疾患が併発し, 痴呆, 移動障害, 失禁, コミュニケーション障害, 転倒, うつ状態, 廃用性萎縮などを来して要介護となる. こうした生活機能障害に対しては身体的, 精神的, 社会的に総合評価し, これを適切な医療ケアにつなげることが必要である. その手法が総合的機能評価 comrehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) である. それは医学的診断治療に加えて, 日常生活動作ADL, 痴呆とうつ状態のスクリーニング, 必要な介護などの社会的な側面等の, 生活機能を包括的に評価するものである.CGAは記述的な内容をスコアで表現する.
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Comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department.

Age and Ageing, 2020
Completing comprehensive geriatric assessments (CGA) for frail patients admitted to acute hospitals has well-established benefits and is advocated by national guidelines.
S. Harding
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Exploring Patients’ Profiles Associated With the Resolution of Acute Calcium Pyrophosphate Arthritis Treated With Colchicine and Prednisone: Post Hoc Analysis of a Randomized Controlled Trial

Arthritis Care &Research, EarlyView.
Objective The objective was to identify factors determining acute arthritis resolution and safety with colchicine and prednisone in acute calcium pyrophosphate (CPP) crystal arthritis. Methods We conducted a post hoc analysis of the COLCHICORT trial, which compared colchicine and prednisone for the treatment of acute CPP crystal arthritis, using a ...
Tristan Pascart, Laurène Norberciak, Pascal Richette, Pierre Robinet, Aurore Pacaud, Gauthier Marchasson, Thibault Rabin, Hélène Luraschi, Pierre Maciejasz, Anne‐France Georgel, Augustin Latourte, Hang‐Korng Ea, Sébastien Ottaviani, Charlotte Jauffret, Vincent Ducoulombier   +14 more
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Risk factors of linezolid-associated hyponatremia from a retrospective case–control study: decreased serum albumin as a selective predictor in elder patients

Annals of Medicine
Background The incidence of linezolid-associated hyponatremia is approximately 20% in real-world studies. However, there are limited case reports and rare research on linezolid-induced hyponatremia.
Liang Liang, Bo-Lin Zhu, Di Chen, Ming Zhao, Yuan-Chao Zhu, Fei Zhao, Peng-Fei Jin, Yang Ju   +7 more
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Nutritional status and nutritional treatment are related to outcomes and mortality in older adults with hip fracture [PDF]

, 2017
Malnutrition is very prevalent in geriatric patients with hip fracture. Nevertheless, its importance is not fully recognized. The objective of this paper is to review the impact of malnutrition and of nutritional treatment upon outcomes and mortality in ...
Malafarina, Vincenzo, Reginster, J. Y., Cabrerizo, Sonia, Bruyère, Olivier, Kanis, John A., Martinez, J. Alfredo, Zulet, M. Angeles   +6 more
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Libraries of life: Using life history books with depressed care home residents [PDF]

, 2006
Depression is a common, and often undetected, psychiatric disorder in geriatric care home residents 1,2. Reminiscence, an independent nursing therapy used by a variety of health and social care professionals, can prevent or reduce depression 14.
Plastow, N A
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Frailty identified by geriatric assessment is associated with poor functioning, high symptom burden and increased risk of physical decline in older cancer patients: Prospective observational study

Palliative Medicine, 2019
Background: Maintaining quality of life including physical functioning is highly prioritized among older cancer patients. Geriatric assessment is a recommended approach to identify patients with increased vulnerability to stressors (frailty). How frailty
Lene Kirkhus, J. Šaltytė Benth, B. H. Grønberg, M. Hjermstad, S. Rostoft, Magnus Harneshaug, G. Selbæk, T. Wyller, M. Jordhøy   +8 more
semanticscholar   +1 more source