Geriatrics & gerontology international
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Oct 2020
Preoperative neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio, an independent risk factor for postoperative cognitive dysfunction in elderly patients with gastric cancer.
This study aimed to investigate the potential risk factors for postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) in elderly patients with gastric cancer (GC) after radical gastrectomy. ⋯ Preoperative NLR level was an independent risk factor for POCD in elderly patients with GC undergoing curative resection. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 927-931.
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Aug 2020
Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index can predict postoperative delirium and hospital length of stay in elderly patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery.
Malnutrition is common in older patients and is associated with adverse outcomes. The Geriatric Nutritional Risk Index (GNRI) has been developed as an objective index to assess nutritional risk in these patients. However, there is limited evidence regarding the association between GNRI and postoperative delirium (POD) as well as length of stay (LOS) in surgical older patients. Therefore, our goal was to examine the impact of poor nutrition, evaluated by the GNRI, on POD and length of stay in older patients undergoing non-cardiac surgery. ⋯ Preoperative malnutrition, as assessed using the GNRI, predicted LOS and the development of POD in elderly non-cardiac surgical patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; 20: 759-764.
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Geriatr Gerontol Int · Jul 2020
Observational StudyClinical characteristics and prognostic factors in COVID-19 patients aged ≥80 years.
The aim of the present study was to describe the clinical presentation of patients aged ≥80 years with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), and provide insights regarding the prognostic factors and the risk stratification in this population. ⋯ The present data suggest that risk of death could be not age dependent in patients aged ≥80 years, whereas severe dementia emerged is a relevant risk factor in this population. Severe COVID-19, as expressed by elevated lactate dehydrogenase and low oxygen saturation at emergency department admission, is associated with a rapid progression to death in these patients. Geriatr Gerontol Int 2020; ••: ••-••.