Geriatrics
Review – Antithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients
3 Dec, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCAntithrombotics in trauma: management strategies in the older patients – Journal of Blood Medicine (free)
Research: Palliative Care Eligibility, Symptom Burden, and Quality-of-Life Ratings in Nursing Home Residents
30 Nov, 2017 | 18:12h | UTCPalliative Care Eligibility, Symptom Burden, and Quality-of-Life Ratings in Nursing Home Residents – JAMA Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Nursing home residents eligible for palliative care often don’t get it – Reuters (free) AND Most nursing home residents eligible for palliative care but lack access – MedicalXpress (free)
Review: Clostridium difficile infection in the elderly
30 Nov, 2017 | 17:38h | UTC
Loneliness Might Be a Killer, but What’s the Best Way to Protect Against It?
28 Nov, 2017 | 19:28h | UTCMedical News & Perspectives: Loneliness Might Be a Killer, but What’s the Best Way to Protect Against It? – JAMA (free)
Commentary: How Do We Prevent Loneliness? – Made in America (free)
Meta-Analysis: Inappropriate Management of Patients With Asymptomatic Bacteriuria
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:28h | UTC“OFID: Despite guidelines, continued overtreatment of patients with positive urine cultures but no symptoms” (RT @IDSAInfo see Tweet)
Comprehensive assessment when older people are in hospital improves their chances of getting home and living independently
26 Nov, 2017 | 00:19h | UTCComprehensive assessment when older people are in hospital improves their chances of getting home and living independently – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital – Cochrane Library (free summary – $ for full-text) AND News Release: Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older adults admitted to hospital (free)
“Comprehensive assessment when older people are in hospital improves their chances of getting home and living independently” (RT @NIHR_DC see Tweet)
Guideline: Deprescribing antihyperglycemic agents in older persons
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:45h | UTCRelated algorithm: Antihyperglycemic deprescribing algorithm (free PDF)
See also other Deprescribing Guidelines and Algorithms (free resources)
Review: Practical Considerations for the Diagnosis and Management of Asthma in Older Adults
25 Nov, 2017 | 22:33h | UTC
Meta-Analysis: Medications That Cause Dry Mouth As an Adverse Effect in Older People
11 Nov, 2017 | 19:16h | UTCCommentaries: Dry mouth symptoms can be side effect of certain medications for older adults – American Geriatrics Society, via EurekAlert (free) AND Certain medication use associated with dry mouth in older adults – Clinical Advisor (free)
Draft Recommendation: Screening Osteoporosis to Prevent Fractures
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:12h | UTCCommentary: New USPSTF Draft Recommendations for Osteoporosis Screening – Medscape (free registration required)
Meta-analysis: Comparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults
11 Nov, 2017 | 17:09h | UTCComparisons of Interventions for Preventing Falls in Older Adults: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis – JAMA (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Exercise, Vision Testing and Osteoporosis Evaluation Are Keys To Fall Prevention – Medical Research (free) AND Exercise may be best intervention to prevent falls among elderly, according to new study – MedicalXpress (free) AND Adding other therapy to exercise may be best for fall prevention – Reuters (free) AND How to Prevent Falls in Older Adults – Consumer Reports (free)
Viewpoint – Advance Directives for Dementia: Meeting a Unique Challenge
11 Nov, 2017 | 16:59h | UTCAdvance Directives for Dementia: Meeting a Unique Challenge – JAMA (free)
Research: Economic impact of palliative care among elderly cancer patients
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:42h | UTCEconomic impact of palliative care among elderly cancer patients – presented at: 2017 Palliative and Supportive Care in Oncology Symposium (free abstract)
Commentaries: Palliative Care Associated With Decreased Costs For Patients With Advanced Cancer – Oncology Nurse Advisor (free) AND Early Palliative Care Is Key Driver in Reducing Costs – Medscape (free registration required)
Related study: Effect of Palliative Care on Aggressiveness of End-of-Life Care Among Patients With Advanced Cancer – Journal of Oncology Practice (link to abstract – $ for full-text) AND Commentaries: Palliative Care May Substantially Decrease Health-Care Utilization in Patients With Advanced Cancer – ASCO Post (free) AND End-of-Life Palliative Care Lowered Utilization for Patients With Cancer – AJMC (free)
Related guideline: Integration of Palliative Care Into Standard Oncology Care: American Society of Clinical Oncology Clinical Practice Guideline Update (free)
Guideline: Cataracts in adults
5 Nov, 2017 | 19:22h | UTCNICE Guideline: Cataracts in adults: management (free)
News release: Take a patient-centred approach to treating cataracts, says NICE (free)
Research: Walking in Relation to Mortality
23 Oct, 2017 | 20:40h | UTCCommentaries: Regular Walking, Even if Minimal, Tied to Lower Death Risk – Medscape (free registration required) AND Study finds even regular walking can lower mortality risk – UPI (free)
Research: Patient Frailty and Morbidity After Common Ambulatory General Surgery Operations
21 Oct, 2017 | 17:38h | UTCAssociation of Patient Frailty With Increased Morbidity After Common Ambulatory General Surgery Operations – JAMA Surgery (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Frailty Associated With Increased Risk of Complications Following Common, Outpatient Operations – The JAMA Network (free) AND Frailty tied to higher risk of complications with common surgeries – Reuters (free) AND Frailty linked to higher rate of perioperative morbidity – OnMedica (free)
Older people with acute coronary syndromes may benefit from routine invasive therapy
17 Oct, 2017 | 19:02h | UTCOlder people with acute coronary syndromes may benefit from routine invasive therapy – NIHR Signal (free)
Original article: Revascularisation compared with initial medical therapy for non-ST-elevation acute coronary syndromes in the elderly: a meta-analysis – Heart (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Review: Recent Updates of the Diagnosis and Prevention of Venous Thromboembolism in Patients with a Hip Fracture
17 Oct, 2017 | 17:58h | UTC
Research: Discontinuing Inappropriate Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents
12 Oct, 2017 | 18:18h | UTCDiscontinuing Inappropriate Medication Use in Nursing Home Residents: A Cluster Randomized Controlled Trial – Annals of Internal Medicine (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Deprescribing Intervention Improves Nursing Home Care – Medscape (free registration required) AND Multistep tool is effective for discontinuing inappropriate medication use in the nursing home setting – MedicalXpress (free)
Research: Olfactory Dysfunction Predicts Subsequent Dementia in Older U.S. Adults
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:15h | UTCOlfactory Dysfunction Predicts Subsequent Dementia in Older U.S. Adults – Journal of the American Geriatrics Society (link to abstract – $ for full-text)
Commentaries: Elderly Who Have Trouble Identifying Odors Face Risk of Dementia – NewsWise (free) AND Poor Sense of Smell May Signal Impending Dementia – The New York Times (10 articles per month are free) AND Sniffing out dementia with a simple smell test – Medical News Today (free)
Review: Palliative Care in Neurology
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:09h | UTCPalliative Care in Neurology – Mayo Clinic Proceedings (free)
Systematic review: Prognostic variables and scores identifying the end of life in COPD
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:07h | UTC
Review – Strategies for dementia prevention: latest evidence and implications
7 Oct, 2017 | 22:01h | UTC
Research: Development and validation of QMortality risk prediction algorithm to estimate short term risk of death and assess frailty
3 Oct, 2017 | 21:58h | UTCEditorial: Identifying frailty in primary care (free)
Commentary: Frailty calculator to support GPs in targeting patients for better care – MyScience (free)
See calculators: QMortality®-2017 risk calculator (free) AND QFrailty®-2017 risk calculator (free)
“the tool can reliably estimate risk of dying within 12 months and risk of unplanned admissions among patients aged between 65 and 100 years old” (from MyScience).
International Day of Older Persons – 1st October 2017
1 Oct, 2017 | 16:06h | UTCInternational Day of Older Persons – 1st October 2017: Health services must stop leaving older people behind – World Health Organization (free)
Related Guideline: WHO Guidelines on Integrated Care for Older People (ICOPE) – World Health Organization (free)
See also WHO’s work on ageing