Aging clinical and experimental research

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• Aging Clin Exp Res · Dec 2016

  Relationships between adiponectin and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) serum levels and postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients after general anesthesia.

  The aim of this study was to evaluate the relationships between the serum levels of adiponectin (ADP) and matrix metalloproteinase-9 (MMP-9) and postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in elderly patients after general anesthesia. ⋯ The increased serum MMP-9 levels and decreased serum ADP levels in elderly patients after general anesthesia might be involved in the POCD pathophysiological process.

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• Aging Clin Exp Res · Dec 2016

  Relation of nutritional status to physiological outcomes after cardiac surgery in elderly patients with diabetes mellitus: a preliminary study.

  To determine differences in physiological outcome (PO) based on the Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) and cut-off values for PO according to the GNRI in elderly post-cardiac surgery patients complicated by diabetes mellitus (DM). ⋯ Nutritional status might influence PO following cardiac surgery. The cut-off values of PO reported here might be indicative of the need to improve patient nutritional status.

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