Age and ageing
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Multicenter Study
Gender differences and cognitive aspects on functional outcome after hip fracture--a 2 years' follow-up of 2,134 patients.
hip fractures as well as cognitive dysfunction become increasingly prevalent in growing ageing populations. Hip fractures are approximately three times more common in elderly women. ⋯ men had a higher risk for loss of walking ability and death only in patients with cognitive dysfunction. Cognitive function was the most important factor for returning to own home and regain pre-fracture function.
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despite the intensive services provided to residents of care homes, information on death rates is not routinely available for this population in the UK. ⋯ the high mortality in care homes indicates that places in care homes are reserved for the most severely ill and dependent. Death rates may not be an appropriate care quality measure for this population, but may serve as a useful adjunct for clinical staff and the planning of care home provision.
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Comparative Study
C-reactive protein, severity of pneumonia and mortality in elderly, hospitalised patients with community-acquired pneumonia.
increasingly, markers of systemic inflammation like C-reactive protein (CRP) levels and white blood count (WBC) are being used for assessing the prognosis of patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). However, their predictive value has not been validated in populations of elderly patients. ⋯ in elderly, hospitalised patients with CAP, admission CRP and WBC are not predictors of the prognosis.