scholarly journals Association of cognitive impairment severity with potentially avoidable readmissions: A retrospective cohort study of 8897 older patients

2021 ◽  
Vol 13 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Seigo Mitsutake ◽  
Tatsuro Ishizaki ◽  
Rumiko Tsuchiya‐Ito ◽  
Ko Furuta ◽  
Akira Hatakeyama ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Avoidable Readmissions ◽  
Impairment Severity

scholarly journals Risk Factors of Daptomycin-Induced Eosinophilic Pneumonia in a Population with Osteoarticular Infection

Antibiotics ◽  
2021 ◽  
Vol 10 (4) ◽  
pp. 446
Author(s):  
Laura Soldevila-Boixader ◽  
Bernat Villanueva ◽  
Marta Ulldemolins ◽  
Eva Benavent ◽  
Ariadna Padulles ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Adverse Effect ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Joint Infection ◽  
Eosinophilic Pneumonia ◽  
Severe Adverse Effect ◽  
Osteoarticular Infection

Background: Daptomycin-induced eosinophilic pneumonia (DEP) is a rare but severe adverse effect and the risk factors are unknown. The aim of this study was to determine risk factors for DEP. Methods: A retrospective cohort study was performed at the Bone and Joint Infection Unit of the Hospital Universitari Bellvitge (January 2014–December 2018). To identify risk factors for DEP, cases were divided into two groups: those who developed DEP and those without DEP. Results: Among the whole cohort (n = 229) we identified 11 DEP cases (4.8%) and this percentage almost doubled in the subgroup of patients ≥70 years (8.1%). The risk factors for DEP were age ≥70 years (HR 10.19, 95%CI 1.28–80.93), therapy >14 days (7.71, 1.98–30.09) and total cumulative dose of daptomycin ≥10 g (5.30, 1.14–24.66). Conclusions: Clinicians should monitor cumulative daptomycin dosage to minimize DEP risk, and be cautious particularly in older patients when the total dose of daptomycin exceeds 10 g.

scholarly journals Ambulance dispatch of older patients following primary and secondary telephone triage in metropolitan Melbourne, Australia: a retrospective cohort study

BMJ Open ◽  
2020 ◽  
Vol 10 (11) ◽  
pp. e042351
Author(s):  
Kathryn Eastwood ◽  
Dhanya Nambiar ◽  
Rosamond Dwyer ◽  
Judy A Lowthian ◽  
Peter Cameron ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Older Adult ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Vital Signs ◽  
Telephone Triage ◽  
Ambulance Dispatch ◽  
Emergency Ambulance ◽  
Primary Triage

BackgroundMost calls to ambulance result in emergency ambulance dispatch (direct dispatch) following primary telephone triage. Ambulance Victoria uses clinician-led secondary telephone triage for patients identified as low-acuity during primary triage to refer them to alternative care pathways; however, some are returned for ambulance dispatch (secondary dispatch). Older adult patients are frequent users of ambulance services; however, little is known about the appropriateness of subsequent secondary dispatches.ObjectivesTo examine the appropriateness of secondary dispatch through a comparison of the characteristics and ambulance outcomes of older patients dispatched an emergency ambulance via direct or secondary dispatch.DesignA retrospective cohort study of ambulance patient data between September 2009 and June 2012 was conducted.SettingThe secondary telephone triage service operated in metropolitan Melbourne, Victoria, Australia during the study period.ParticipantsThere were 90 086 patients included aged 65 years and over who had an emergency ambulance dispatch via direct or secondary dispatch with one of the five most common secondary dispatch paramedic diagnoses.Main outcome measuresDescriptive analyses compared characteristics, treatment and transportation rates between direct and secondary dispatch patients.ResultsThe dispatch groups were similar in demographics, vital signs and hospital transportation rates. However, secondary dispatch patients were half as likely to be treated by paramedics (OR 0.51; CI 0.48 to 0.55; p<0.001). Increasing age was associated with decreasing treatment (p<0.005) and increasing transportation rates (p<0.005).ConclusionSecondary triage could identify patients who would ultimately be transported to an emergency department. However, the lower paramedic treatment rates suggest many secondary dispatch patients may have been suitable for referral to alternative low-acuity transport or referral options.

Efficacy of chemotherapy for older patients with gastric cancer: a multicenter retrospective cohort study

2019 ◽  
Vol 24 (11) ◽  
pp. 1377-1384 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yoshito Hayashi ◽  
Tsutomu Nishida ◽  
Shusaku Tsutsui ◽  
Takashi Ohta ◽  
Shinjiro Yamaguchi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Gastric Cancer ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort

scholarly journals Cognitive Impairment Is a Common Comorbidity in Deceased COVID-19 Patients: A Hospital-Based Retrospective Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol 78 (4) ◽  
pp. 1367-1372
Author(s):  
Paloma Martín-Jiménez ◽  
Mariana I. Muñoz-García ◽  
David Seoane ◽  
Lucas Roca-Rodríguez ◽  
Ana García-Reyne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Palliative Care ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Mild Cognitive Impairment ◽  
Nursing Homes ◽  
Symptom Onset ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Tertiary Hospital

We analyzed the frequency of cognitive impairment (CI) in deceased COVID-19 patients at a tertiary hospital in Spain. Among the 477 adult cases who died after admission from March 1 to March 31, 2020, 281 had confirmed COVID-19. CI (21.1% dementia and 8.9% mild cognitive impairment) was a common comorbidity. Subjects with CI were older, tended to live in nursing homes, had shorter time from symptom onset to death, and were rarely admitted to the ICU, receiving palliative care more often. CI is a frequent comorbidity in deceased COVID-19 subjects and is associated with differences in care.

scholarly journals Alveolar Bone Loss, Tooth Loss and Oral Cancer Mortality in Older Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2020 ◽  
Vol Volume 15 ◽  
pp. 1419-1425
Author(s):  
Yifeng Qian ◽  
Huiting Yu ◽  
Weijun Yuan ◽  
Jiaqing Wu ◽  
Qingyu Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Oral Cancer ◽  
Bone Loss ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Cancer Mortality ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Tooth Loss ◽  
Alveolar Bone ◽  
Alveolar Bone Loss

Treatment Patterns Among Older Patients with Type 2 Diabetes in the United States: A Retrospective Cohort Study

2014 ◽  
Vol 16 (12) ◽  
pp. 833-839 ◽  
Author(s):  
Haoda Fu ◽  
Bradley H. Curtis ◽  
Dara P. Schuster ◽  
Andreas Festa ◽  
David M. Kendall
Keyword(s):  
United States ◽  
Type 2 Diabetes ◽  
Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
The United States ◽  
Treatment Patterns

scholarly journals Detection and management of hyperactive and hypoactive delirium in older patients during hospitalization: a retrospective cohort study evaluating daily practice

2017 ◽  
Vol 33 (11) ◽  
pp. 1521-1529 ◽  
Author(s):  
Eveline L. van Velthuijsen ◽  
Sandra M.G. Zwakhalen ◽  
Wubbo J. Mulder ◽  
Frans R.J. Verhey ◽  
Gertrudis I.J.M. Kempen
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort ◽  
Daily Practice ◽  
Hypoactive Delirium

scholarly journals The effect of BMI on COVID-19 outcomes among older patients in South Korea: a nationwide retrospective cohort study*

2021 ◽  
Vol 53 (1) ◽  
pp. 1292-1301
Author(s):  
Yongtak Cho ◽  
Yongil Cho ◽  
Hyuk Joong Choi ◽  
Heekyung Lee ◽  
Tae Ho Lim ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Cohort Study ◽  
South Korea ◽  
Retrospective Cohort Study ◽  
Older Patients ◽  
Retrospective Cohort
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