Geriatrics
Home Geriatrics
Revisits After Discharge From Observation Up in Elderly
From 2006 to 2011, increases seen in repeat observation stays and any hospital revisit for seniors
Education Can Promote Self-Management in CVD Conditions
Most effective interventions are tailored to individual patient needs, use multiple components
Causes of Serious Adverse Events in Nursing Homes Identified
Most serious adverse events caused by medication errors, falls, delayed or inappropriate intervention
Early Loop Diuretic Tx Tied to Lower Mortality in Heart Failure
Early-treatment group had significantly lower in-hospital mortality even after adjustment
Report Addresses Patient Refusal of Home Health Care Services
Importance of home health care services increasing, partly due to shorter hospital stays, complex needs
Sharp Rise Among Women for Opioid-Related Hospitalizations
U.S. cases rose 75 percent for females versus 55 percent for males over a decade, researchers say
Risk of Cardiovascular Events Similar With, Without Diabetes
Patients with versus without diabetes, without CAD, were more often treated with statins and aspirin
AUA Reports on Nonneurogenic Chronic Urinary Retention
Treatment algorithm proposed based on stratification of patients by risk and by symptoms
Support for Financial Penalties Up With Emphasis on Patient Harms
Penalties supported by 41% of physician recipients of clinical vignette describing harms to patient
Marital Status Among Factors Tied to Gout Rx Adherence
Belief about medicines, presence of comorbidity, being married positively influence meds adherence
