Perception of Nursing Home Safety Varies by Employee Type
Administrators consistently perceive better safety culture than clinical staff
Cognitive Test Predicts Elderly Insulin Injection Success
Number of animal names recalled in one minute was the most useful indicator
August 2017 Briefing – Geriatrics
Here are what the editors at HealthDay consider to be the most important developments in Geriatrics for August 2017. This roundup includes the latest...
Electronic Alert Doesn’t Up Appropriate Thromboprophylaxis
Patients with no score or inconsistent score result less often had appropriate thromboprophylaxis
Low Incidence of Adverse Events for A-Fib Catheter Ablation
Within 30 days of index CA, 3.5 percent developed major AEs, most often hemorrhage/hematoma
Self-Tonometry Feasible, Acceptable for Glaucoma Patients
Overall, 73 percent of patients met complete success criteria; most of them felt self-tonometry was easy
β-2 Adrenergic Agonists May Help Fight Parkinson’s Disease
Asthma medications may lower risk, but much more research is needed
Benefit of Aspirin After A-Fib Ablation Questioned
Low risk patients do not appear to benefit from long-term aspirin therapy, but bleeding risk up
Spousal Caregiver Well-Being Tied to Recipient Health Expenses
Poor caregiver well-being, especially severe fatigue, also linked to increased ER use
Transvenous Pacemaker Complications Common, Costly
Incidence of complications for single-, dual-chamber TVPs reached about 15, 16 percent by three years
