Geriatrics
Management of Inflammatory Rheumatic Conditions in the Elderly
29 Apr, 2019 | 01:04h | UTCManagement of inflammatory rheumatic conditions in the elderly – Rheumatology (free)
AUA Guideline: Diagnosis and Treatment of Overactive Bladder in Adults
29 Apr, 2019 | 01:09h | UTC
2019 Chinese Guideline for the Management of Hypertension in the Elderly
28 Apr, 2019 | 13:35h | UTC
Review: Determinants of Perioperative Outcome in Frail Older Patients
28 Apr, 2019 | 13:26h | UTCDeterminants of Perioperative Outcome in Frail Older Patients – Deutsches Ärzteblatt international (free)
USPSTF Draft Statement: Screening for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:34h | UTCDraft Recommendation Statement: Asymptomatic Bacteriuria in Adults: Screening – U.S. Preventive Services Task Force (free)
Commentary: USPSTF Eases Recommendation for Asymptomatic Bacteriuria Screening in Pregnant Women – NEJM Journal Watch (free)
Meta-Analysis: In‐hospital Mobilization Programs Associated with Reduced Length of Stay and Improvement in Physical Function
24 Apr, 2019 | 06:27h | UTCCommentary: Getting hospital patients up and moving shortens stay and improves fitness – NIHR Signal (free)
Related: Randomized Trial: Effect of Exercise Intervention on Functional Decline in Very Elderly Patients During Acute Hospitalization (link to abstract and commentaries)
Systematic Review: Surgical Treatments for Women with Stress Urinary Incontinence
20 Apr, 2019 | 16:18h | UTCSource: EvidenceAlerts
Dysphagia: Evidence on Approaches to Swallowing Difficulties
20 Apr, 2019 | 14:39h | UTCDysphagia: evidence on approaches to swallowing difficulties – Evidently Cochrane (free)
Overt and Subclinical Hypothyroidism in the Elderly: When to Treat?
12 Apr, 2019 | 01:26h | UTCOvert and Subclinical Hypothyroidism in the Elderly: When to Treat? – Frontiers in Endocrinology (free)
Related: Hypothyroidism in the Elderly: Who Should Be Treated and How? (free) AND Meta-Analysis: Treating Subclinical Hypothyroidism is Not Associated with Quality of Life and Thyroid-Related Symptoms (free) AND Review: Pitfalls on the Replacement Therapy for Hypothyroidism (free) AND Subclinical Hypothyroidism: When to Treat (free) AND Randomized Trial: Thyroid Hormone Therapy for Older Adults with Subclinical Hypothyroidism (free study and commentary)
The Perioperative Care of Older Patients: Time for a New, Interdisciplinary Approach
10 Apr, 2019 | 06:07h | UTCRelated: Optimal Perioperative Management of the Geriatric Patient: A Best Practices Guideline from the American College of Surgeons NSQIP and the American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri‐operative optimisation of elderly and frail patients: a narrative review – Anaesthesia (free) AND Surgical Guidelines for Perioperative Management of Older Adults: What Geriatricians Need to Know – Journal of The American Geriatrics Society (free) AND Peri-operative care of the elderly 2014: Association of Anaesthetists of Great Britain and Ireland (free)
REPORT – Medication Overload: How the Drive to Prescribe is Harming Older Americans
4 Apr, 2019 | 02:24h | UTCREPORT – Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Executive Summary: Medication Overload: America’s Other Drug Problem – Lown Institute (free PDF)
Press Release: Growing epidemic of medication overload impacting millions of older Americans (free)
Commentaries: Medication Overload: How the drive to prescribe is harming older Americans – Lown Institute (free) AND Overprescribed: High cost isn’t America’s only drug problem – STAT (free)
Related: Reducing Inappropriate Medication Use & Polypharmacy (several articles and commentaries on the subject)
Dysphagia in the Intensive Care Unit: Epidemiology, Mechanisms, and Clinical Management
4 Apr, 2019 | 01:52h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Urinary Incontinence and Pelvic Organ Prolapse in Women
3 Apr, 2019 | 01:09h | UTC
Hypertension Management in Older and Frail Older Patients
2 Apr, 2019 | 01:51h | UTCHypertension Management in Older and Frail Older Patients – Circulation Research (free)
Preventive Drugs in the Last Year of Life of Older Adults with Cancer: Is There Room for Deprescribing?
1 Apr, 2019 | 02:02h | UTCCommentary: Are preventive drugs overused at the end of life in older adults with cancer? – Wiley (free)
Systematic Review: Adverse Effects of Pharmacological Treatments of Major Depression in Older Adults
29 Mar, 2019 | 07:45h | UTCSee also: Full Report (free PDF) AND Evidence Summary (free PDF)
Meta-Analysis: Lipid-lowering Agents in Older Individuals
27 Mar, 2019 | 05:52h | UTC
Treatment of Diabetes in Older Adults: An Endocrine Society Clinical Practice Guideline
25 Mar, 2019 | 00:52h | UTCNews Release: Treating diabetes in older adults requires simpler medication regimens, looser glycemic targets – The Endocrine Society (free)
Atopic Dermatitis in the Elderly: A Review of Clinical and Pathophysiology Hallmarks
24 Mar, 2019 | 20:47h | UTC
NICE Guideline: Delirium Prevention, Diagnosis and Management
15 Mar, 2019 | 04:25h | UTCDelirium: prevention, diagnosis and management – National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (free)
Related: SIGN Guideline: Risk Reduction and Management of Delirium (free)
American Geriatrics Society Guiding Principles on the Care of Older Adults with Multimorbidity
15 Mar, 2019 | 03:01h | UTCNews Release: AGS releases new action steps to guide care for older adults with multiple chronic illnesses – American Geriatrics Society (free)
Cohort Study: Systolic Blood Pressure and Cognitive Decline in Older Adults with Hypertension
15 Mar, 2019 | 02:41h | UTCCommentary: Lower BP Linked to Cognitive Decline in Frail Elderly – Medscape (free registration required)
Related: Cohort Study: Control of Blood Pressure and Risk of Mortality in a Cohort of Older Adults (link to abstract and commentary)
Opinion – ““Elderly”—an outdated and potentially harmful term”
5 Mar, 2019 | 03:07h | UTCJavad Hekmat-panah: “Elderly”—an outdated and potentially harmful term – The BMJ Opinion (free)
Study: Frailty May Be a New Screening Criterion for Fitness for an Operation
4 Mar, 2019 | 00:29h | UTCPreoperative Frailty Correlates with Surgical Outcomes across Diverse Surgical Subspecialties in a Large Health Care System – Journal of the American College of Surgeons (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentary: Frailty may be a new screening criterion for fitness for an operation – American College of Surgeons (free)
Observational Study Suggests Delaying Antibiotics is Associated with Worse Outcomes in Elderly Patients with UTI
1 Mar, 2019 | 07:17h | UTCCommentaries: Early use of antibiotics in elderly patients with UTIs associated with reduced risk of sepsis – Imperial College London (free) AND Delaying antibiotics in elderly with UTI linked to higher sepsis, death rates – MDedge (free) AND Withholding antibiotics from over-65s may increases cases of deadly sepsis, study shows – The Telegraph (free)