Search results for " geriatric"
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Comparison of Disease Clusters in Two Elderly Populations Hospitalized in 2008 and 2010
2013
<b><i>Background:</i></b> As chronicity represents one of the major challenges in the healthcare of aging populations, the understanding of how chronic diseases distribute and co-occur in this part of the population is needed. <b><i>Objectives:</i></b> The aims of this study were to evaluate and compare patterns of diseases identified with cluster analysis in two samples of hospitalized elderly. <b><i>Methods:</i></b> Data were obtained from the multicenter ‘Registry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI)' that included people aged 65 or older hospitalized in internal medicine and geriatric wards in Italy during 2008 and 2010. The s…
Pattern of in-hospital changes in drug use in the older people from 2010 to 2016
2017
Purpose: To assess the pattern of in-hospital changes in drug use in older patients from 2010 to 2016. Methods: People aged 65 years or more acutely hospitalized in those internal medicine and geriatric wards that did continuously participate to the REgistro POliterapie Società Italiana di Medicina Interna register from 2010 to 2016 were selected. Drugs use were categorized as 0 to 1 drug (very low drug use), 2 to 4 drugs (low drug use), 5 to 9 drugs (polypharmacy), and 10 or more drugs (excessive polypharmacy). To assess whether or not prevalence of patients in relation to drug use distribution changed overtime, adjusted prevalence ratios (PRs) was estimated with log-binomial regression mo…
HepatomiRNoma: The proposal of a new network of targets for diagnosis, prognosis and therapy in hepatocellular carcinoma
2015
Abstract: The diagnosis and treatment of hepatocellular carcinoma (HCC) underwent a huge advancement in the last years. Recently, microRNAs (miRNAs) have been also studied to provide a new tool for early diagnosis of high risk patients, for prognostic classification to identify those patients who benefit cancer treatment and for predictive definition to select the right targeted drug. In this review we revised all the available data obtained to explore the role of miRNAs in HCC. This analysis led to identification of miRNAs which could gain a diagnostic, prognostic or predictive role. The results of studies on miRNAs involved in HCC are initial and far from providing scientific evidences to…
L’ASSISTENZA SANITARIA ALLA POPOLAZIONE ANZIANA IN ITALIA: IL PROGETTO U.L.I.S.S.E. (UN LINK INFORMATICO SUI SERVIZI SANITARI ESISTENTI PER L’ANZIANO)
2011
Health care for older people in Italy: The U.L.I.S.S.E. Project (Un link informatico sui servizi sanitari esistenti per l'anziano - a computerized ne…
2010
OBJECTIVES: The U.L.I.S.S.E. study is aimed at describing older patients who are cared for in hospitals, home care or nursing homes in Italy. DESIGN: The U.L.I.S.S.E. study is an observational multicenter prospective 1-year study. SETTING: Overall, 23 acute geriatric or internal medicine hospital units, 11 home care services and 31 nursing homes participated in the study. MEASUREMENTS: The patient's evaluation was performed using comprehensive geriatric assessment instruments, i.e. the interRAI Minimum Data Set, while data on service characteristics were recorded using ad-hoc designed questionnaires. RESULTS: The older subjects who are in need of acute and long term care in Italy have simil…
¿Campo artístico o tótems de un grupo de estatus? Ritual tradicional, innovación estética y reproducción social en las Fallas de Valencia
2020
¿Pueden ser analizadas las fallas de Valencia con el concepto de campo artístico de Pierre Bourdieu? Esta cuestión ha sido abordada otras veces, pero ha obtenido una respuesta axiomática, considerando sólo su vertiente artística. Sin embargo, entendemos que, a diferencia de los campos artísticos modernos, en las Fallas y otras fiestas tradicionales no podemos constatar una dinámica de autonomización social ni una dinámica de oposición entre arte burgués y arte puro o la sustitución de vanguardias. Por el contrario, el dominio de los Fallas de la elite refleja la heteronomía del mundo fallero respecto del campo económico y social. Por ello a partir de datos cuantitativos y cualitativos el ar…
Effects of Hypericum Extract on the Expression of Serotonin Receptors
1994
The influence of hypericum extract LI 160 on the expression of serotonin receptors was investigated using a neuroblastoma cell line to establish a model for the regulation of neurotransmitters by immunologically active compounds such as cytokines. The cells were incubated with hypericum extract LI 160 in kinetic form for 2, 4, 6, 8, and 10 hours, then washed. The serotonin receptor expression analysis was compared to that of a placebo control solution. The neuroblastoma cells showed a clearly reduced expression of the serotonin receptors under treatment with hypericum extract. First stimulation experiments with interleukin-1 (IL-1) and hypericum extract suggest that a further reduction of …
What are the benefits of a minimally invasive approach in frail octogenarian patients undergoing aortic valve replacement?
2016
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