Journal of women's health
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2007
Circumstances and consequences of falls in community-dwelling older women.
To describe the circumstances and consequences of falls reported by community-dwelling older women. ⋯ The high rate of injurious falls seen here and the detailed information on activity at the time of the fall emphasize the need to increase awareness of behaviors and the environment to reduce fall risk. Previous studies have identified risk factors for falls, some of which cannot be modified, such as age or gender. In contrast, this study describes the activity at the time of the fall: many falls occur in the home environment, some with modifiable circumstances.
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Journal of women's health · Dec 2007
Increased risk of infection and mortality in women after cardiac surgery related to allogeneic blood transfusion.
Infection and mortality rates are greater in women than in men after cardiac surgery. This study was conducted to assess whether allogeneic blood transfusion could partially account for this gender difference, as transfusion has been associated with immunomodulation. ⋯ One reason for the greater mortality in women after cardiac surgery may be the increased likelihood of receiving nonleukoreduced allogeneic RBCs and platelets. Transfusion increased the risk of infection; infection, then, increased the likelihood of pulmonary dysfunction and mortality.