New-Onset Perioperative Atrial Fibrillation Is Associated with Increased All-Cause Mortality in Elderly Patients Undergoing Total Knee and Hip Replacements
Conclusions: One-year all-cause mortality in elderly patients undergoing TKA or THA is significantly increased in the patients that develop new postoperative AF. These patients warrant increased clinical surveillance following surgery.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - April 1, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Predisposing and Precipitating Factors for Delirium in the Very Old ( ≥80 Years): A Prospective Cohort Study of 3,076 Patients
Conclusion: Compared to the general delirium rate of approximately 20%, the prevalence of delirium doubled above the age of 80 years (41.8%) due to predisposing factors uncommon in younger patients.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - March 31, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Clinical Features of the 60 Years and Older Patients Infected with 2019 Novel Coronavirus: Can We Predict Mortality Earlier?
Conclusion: In our study, NLR was determined to be an independent marker to predict in-hospital mortality among patients with COVID-19. PSI and CURB-65 revealed a considerably precise prognostic accuracy for the patients with COVID-19 in our study as well. Moreover, thanks to that NLR results in a very short time, it can enable the clinician to predict mortality before the scoring systems are calculated and hasten the management of the patients in the chaotic environment of the emergency room.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - March 30, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Immunotherapy and Radiotherapy for Older Cancer Patients during the COVID-19 Era: Proposed Paradigm by the International Geriatric Radiotherapy Group
Background: Older cancer patients with locally advanced or metastatic disease may benefit from chemotherapy alone or combined with radiotherapy. However, chemotherapy is often omitted either because of physician bias or because of its underlying comorbidity, thus compromising their survival. The coronavirus disease 19 (COVID-19) pandemic is compounding this issue because of the fear of immunosuppression induced by chemotherapy on the elderly which makes them more vulnerable to the virus.Summary: Immunotherapy has less effect on the patient bone marrow compared to chemotherapy. The potential synergy between radiotherapy and...
Source: Gerontology - March 30, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Effects of Sex and Physical Activity Level on Serum Biomarker-Based Physiological Dysregulation: The Impact to Predict Frailty and Mortality in the Quebec NuAge Cohort
Conclusion: Our results showed that both sex and PAL have a significant effect on physiological dysregulation levels and rates of change. Also, although a higher PAL was associated with lower level and slower rate of change of physiological dysregulation, there was no evidence that PAL attenuates the effect of physiological dysregulation on subsequent declines in health at the end of life. Substantial work remains to understand how modifiable behaviors impact the relationship between physiological dysregulation, frailty, and mortality in men and women.Gerontology (Source: Gerontology)
Source: Gerontology - March 29, 2021 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
