Geriatrics & gerontology international
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Dec 2015
Inappropriate use of urinary catheters among hospitalized elderly patients: Clinician awareness is key.
To investigate incidence, reasons, risk factors and outcomes for inappropriate use of urinary catheters in hospitalized elderly patients. ⋯ The study highlights a considerable percentage of inappropriate use of urinary catheters and its association with adverse outcomes in hospitalized elderly patients. Efforts to improve quality of documentation by clinicians and to emphasize catheterization education for patients and caregivers are necessary to reduce the incidence of inappropriate urinary catheter use. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2015; 15: 1235-1241.
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Dec 2015
Comparative StudyCorrelation between the serum eicosapentanoic acid-to-arachidonic acid ratio and the severity of cerebral white matter hyperintensities in older adults with memory disorder.
The relationships of n-3 polyunsaturated fatty acids, such as docosahexaenoic acid and eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA), to stroke and cardiovascular events have been studied extensively. The present study was undertaken to analyze the relationships of the severity of cerebral white matter hyperintensities (WMH) to the blood polyunsaturated fatty acids level and the ratio of serum EPA level to the serum arachidonic acid (AA) level (EPA/AA ratio) among older adults. ⋯ These results suggest that the serum EPA/AA ratio have an important role in the formation and progression of WMH.