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Canadian Geriatrics Journal, 2022 Background The current literature provides heterogeneous recommendation regarding the investigation of older delirious patients, which may lead to over-testing.
Antoine Laguë +5 more
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Factors associated with the goal of treatment in the last week of life in old compared to very old patients: a population-based death certificate survey [PDF]
, 2014 Background: Little is known about the type of care older people of different ages receive at the end of life. The goal of treatment is an important parameter of the quality of end-of-life care. This study aims to provide an evaluation of the main goal of
Cohen, Joachim +4 more
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Postmastectomy radiation therapy and survival outcome in older patients with T1-2N1 breast cancer
Breast, 2021 Background: The prognostic impact of postmastectomy radiation therapy (PMRT) on contemporary older patients with T1-2N1 breast cancer is unclear. We aimed to investigate the effect of PMRT in this setting.
Chuanxu Luo +3 more
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Statin Use and the Risk of Falls in Older Individuals With Diabetes
Tokyo Women's Medical University Journal, 2023 Background: Statins are effective in reducing cardiovascular events. However, statin-associated adverse muscle events, often associated with falls, remain a concern.
Yukiko Hasegawa +6 more
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Treatment of gastric cancer in the older population
Nowotwory, 2021 Gastric cancer (GC) is predominantly a disease of the elderly as approximately 60% of all patients are 70 years of age or older. At present, there are no guidelines dedicated to this group, and current treatment strategies are mainly based on evidence ...
Jakub Kenig, Piotr Richter
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Out-of-Hospital cardiac arrest in the young: A 23-year middle Eastern experience
Heart Views, 2021 Background: Worldwide, limited data are available about young patients (≤40 years) who present with out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA). We compared demographic characteristics, clinical presentation, and outcome in younger patients (≤40 years) versus ...
Bassim Albizreh +5 more
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Frontiers in Pharmacology, 2022 Objectives: As fall events and injuries have become a growing public health problem in older patients and the causes of falls are complex, there is an emerging need to identify the risk of drug-induced falls.Methods: To mine and analyze the risk signals ...
Shuang Zhou +10 more
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Clinical Features and Outcomes Differ between Skeletal and Extraskeletal Osteosarcoma. [PDF]
, 2014 Background. Extraskeletal osteosarcoma (ESOS) is a rare subtype of osteosarcoma. We investigated patient characteristics, overall survival, and prognostic factors in ESOS. Methods.
Boscardin, W John +4 more
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Frontiers in Aging Neuroscience, 2022 Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) is a common complication of the central nervous system in elderly patients after operation. It will prolong the length of stay, reduce the independence and quality of daily life, and increase the risk of death ...
Yuqing Wei +5 more
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Anxiety symptoms during COVID-19 in older adults with psychiatric disorders
Frontiers in Psychiatry, 2023 ObjectiveDuring the COVID-19 pandemic, older people and patients with psychiatric disorders had an increased risk of being isolated. The French National Authority for Health has recommended a reinforced follow-up of these patients.
Elodie Pongan +19 more
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