Tag: Seniors
Intensive Systolic BP Control May Not Benefit All Older Adults
No real benefit seen for adults ≥80 years with lower cognitive function
Poll: Older Adults Frequently Use Online Physician Ratings
Two-thirds of older adults using online ratings chose a doctor due to positive reviews
Frailty Index Score Helps to Predict Outcomes in Elderly
Increased score based on abnormal results of routine admission lab tests tied to readmission, mortality risks
Endocrine Society Releases Hypoglycemia Performance Measures
Quality measures help providers identify older adults with T2DM who are at increased risk for hypoglycemia
Overt Hypothyroidism May Up All-Cause Mortality in the Elderly
However, no association seen between hypothyroidism and cardiovascular mortality
Spine Surgery Safely Performed in Some Very Elderly Patients
In a carefully defined cohort of patients 80 years and older, 20 percent had perioperative complications
Five-Year Mortality Up in Older Adults With Unplanned Admission
Among seniors, just over half of all deaths occurred in those with first unplanned hospital admission
Access to High-Cost Targeted Treatments Varies for Lung Cancer
Patients treated at a National Cancer Institute-designated center more likely to receive these drugs for lung cancer
Use of Pain, Sleep Drugs Ups Risk for Frailty in the Elderly
Findings show 95 percent increased frailty risk for co-use of sleep, pain drugs
Stroke Risk Up With Long Sleep Duration, Long Midday Napping
Also, risks for total, ischemic, hemorrhagic stroke increased with poor versus good sleep quality
