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Evaluation of Oropharyngeal Dysphagia in Older Patients for Risk Stratification of Pneumonia

Frontiers in Immunology, 2022
ObjectiveNasogastric tube (NGT) and percutaneous endoscopic gastrostomy (PEG) are widely used techniques to feed older patients with oropharyngeal dysphagia. Aspiration pneumonia is the most common cause of death in these patients.
Tai-Han Lin, Chih-Wei Yang, Wei-Kuo Chang   +2 more
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Time Toxicity in Wilms Tumor: Quantifying the Burden of Healthcare Interaction in the First Year After Diagnosis

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Wilms tumor (WT) treatment imposes a significant time burden on patients and their families. Time toxicity is a patient‐centered metric that quantifies the burden of healthcare interaction. We sought to define time toxicity in the first year after diagnosis of WT and hypothesized that it would increase as tumor stage and treatment ...
Caleb Q. Ashbrook, Veerain Gupta, Nicholas J. Clark, Vijay Rings, Lauren E. Corona, Douglass B. Clayton, Daniel J. Benedetti   +6 more
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Impact of Physical Inactivity on the Risk of Disability and Hospitalization in Older Patients with Advanced Lung Cancer

Journal of Multidisciplinary Healthcare, 2021
Yusuke Yonenaga,1 Tateaki Naito,2 Taro Okayama,1 Midori Kitagawa,1 Noriko Mitsuhashi,1 Takeshi Ishii,1 Hiroshi Fuseya,1 Toshimi Inano,3 Ayumu Morikawa,4 Miwa Sugiyama,4 Keita Mori,5 Akifumi Notsu,5 Takanori Kawabata,5 Akira Ono,2 Hirotsugu Kenmotsu,2 ...
Yonenaga Y, Naito T, Okayama T, Kitagawa M, Mitsuhashi N, Ishii T, Fuseya H, Inano T, Morikawa A, Sugiyama M, Mori K, Notsu A, Kawabata T, Ono A, Kenmotsu H, Murakami H, Tanuma A, Takahashi T   +17 more
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Collaboration and guidelines for the coordination of health care for frail older persons with intellectual disability: A national survey of nurses working in municipal care

Nursing Open, 2021
Aims To describe and compare perceptions of collaboration between care providers on the part of three groups of Registered Nurses working in municipal care and having particular responsibility concerning the care of frail older people with intellectual ...
Gerd Ahlström, Jan‐Åke Hansson, Jimmie Kristensson, Ingrid Runesson, Magnus Persson, Christina Bökberg   +5 more
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Disparities in All-Cause Mortality in Older Patients with Colorectal Cancer According to Disability Status: A Nationwide Analysis

Current Oncology, 2022
Background: Although investigating patterns of cancer mortality is important in understanding the effect of cancer on population health, knowledge regarding mortality in cancer patients with disability is scarce.
Woo-Ri Lee, Kyu-Tae Han, Mingee Choi, Woorim Kim   +3 more
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Emapalumab for Immune Effector Cell‐Associated Hemophagocytic Lymphohistiocytosis‐Like Syndrome Following CD19‐Directed CAR‐T in Two Patients With B‐ALL: Clinical and Biomarker Correlates

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Immune effector cell‐associated hemophagocytic lymphohistiocytosis‐like syndrome (IEC‐HS) is a life‐threatening hyperinflammatory toxicity distinct from cytokine release syndrome (CRS) and neurotoxicity following chimeric antigen receptor T‐cell (CAR‐T) therapy. In a single‐institution retrospective cohort of pediatric and young adult patients
Thomas J. Galletta, Jeremy D. Rubinstein, Christopher E. Dandoy, Ruby Khoury, Angela Faulhaber, Christine L. Phillips, Christa Krupski   +6 more
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The Role of Hematopoietic Cell Transplantation in Ataxia‐Telangiectasia

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Ataxia‐telangiectasia (A‐T) is a DNA repair disorder characterized by neurodegeneration, immunodeficiency, and cancer predisposition. Hematopoietic cell transplantation (HCT) is an established therapy in related disorders such as Fanconi anemia (FA) and Nijmegen breakage syndrome (NBS), but its role in A‐T is unclear.
Laila Alkhouli, Seth Rotz, Masatoshi Takagi, Richa Sharma   +3 more
wiley   +1 more source

Effect of a fall prevention strategy for the older patients: A quasi‐experimental study

Nursing Open, 2023
Aim To explore the effect of a fall prevention strategy on older patients based on the Patient Engagement Framework. Design A longitudinal quasi‐experimental quantitative design.
Xiaobei Guo, Ying Wang, Lei Wang, Xueke Yang, Weimei Yang, Zhihui Lu, Mei He   +6 more
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Increased Risk of Sarcomas in Children With Congenital Anomalies: Findings From the Genetic Overlap Between Anomalies and Cancer in Kids (GOBACK) Registry Linkage Study

Pediatric Blood &Cancer, EarlyView.
ABSTRACT Background Pediatric sarcomas are a heterogeneous group of tumors that contribute disproportionately to cancer mortality in children. Although congenital anomalies are among the strongest known risk factors for childhood cancer, the risk of specific sarcoma subtypes among affected individuals has not yet been thoroughly evaluated. Procedure We
Russ Wolters, Ji Yun Tark, Tiffany M. Chambers, Tania A. Desrosiers, Michael E. Scheurer, Charles Shumate, Wendy N. Nembhard, Mahsa M. Yazdy, Eirini Nestoridi, Amanda E. Janitz, Jean Paul Tanner, Russell S. Kirby, Jason L. Salemi, Yao Yu, Chad D. Huff, Sharon E. Plon, Philip J. Lupo, Jeremy M. Schraw   +17 more
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The use of cladribine tablets in patients with MS beyond the age of 50: experiences from a large tertiary German centre

Neurological Research and Practice
Background Evidence for disease-modifying therapies in patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) aged over 50 years is limited because this population is often excluded from randomized trials.
Franziska Axhausen, Stephanie Wolff, Romy Baumgart, Borros Arneth, Anne Mrochen, Heidrun H. Kraemer, Steffen Pfeuffer   +6 more
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