Bioelectrical impedance vector analysis as an auxiliary method in diagnosing of sarcopenia among hospitalized older patients – a preliminary report
Conclusions BIVA is a valuable tool that may be used as an auxiliary method to verify the prevalence of sarcopenia among older women. Mismatched women were characterized with BIVA parameters similar to that of nonsarcopenic women and clearly different from BIVA parameters of their sarcopenic peers. Due to the small number of nonsarcopenic men in our sample further studies are required to verify if this method may also be an additional assessment tool for men. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - August 29, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Late relapse after resection of stage IIIA lung adenocarcinoma in an elderly
Publication date: Available online 28 August 2015 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): T. Shiozawa, Y. Tsunoda, H. Kitazawa, D. Yamakawa, H. Satoh, N. Hizawa (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - August 29, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Association of “Controlling Nutritional Status Index” and “Prognostic Nutritional Index” with intensive care unit survival in elderly patients
Conclusion Both CONUT and PNI indexes seems associated with survival but only CONUT score provides statistically significant prognostic information and may serve as a cost-effective nutritional assessment tool in elderly patients. Because this association did not retain its significance on multivariate analysis, the validity of this index in elderly patients should be further evaluated by prospective studies including larger samples. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - August 29, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
The relationship of vitamin D with bone mineral density in Parkinson's disease patients
Conclusions This study demonstrated that PD patients had lower 25OHD levels and decreased BMD values compared to controls and detected significant association of 25OHD levels with BMD values. (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - August 29, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
Spontaneous portacath migration into the trachea causing hemoptysis in an elder patient
Publication date: Available online 29 August 2015 Source:European Geriatric Medicine Author(s): T. Bekci, E. Turgut, A. Idil Soylu (Source: European Geriatric Medicine)
Source: European Geriatric Medicine - August 29, 2015 Category: Geriatrics Source Type: research
