Purple Urine Bag Syndrome in the Elderly

ConclusionPUBS in the elderly is associated with significantly lower rates of urosepsis symptoms, such as fever and hypotension. Although PUBS used to be considered a benign presentation in the majority of indwelling catheterized patients, for clinically afebrile and normotensive elderly patients, physicians should refer to patient's condition (consciousness, appetite), biomarker (C-reactive protein, and procalcitonin) to prevent from mortality in clinical practice.

Source: International Journal of Gerontology - October 5, 2018 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research