heart transplantation and mechanical assistance in the elderly

... measured at the midline, and along the infraorbital vertical line and the zycomatic vertical line representing the sites of the first premolar and the first molar RRR was estimated by comparing the measured ... loss of viability and death of Candida albicans Rinsing the dentures in the evening and keeping them overnight in the open air can indeed be the easiest way to carry out "disinfection" (Stafford ... Aging Study (HAS), the oral and dental health and dental hygiene habits of 364 old elderly, born in 1904, 1909 and 1914 and living in Helsinki, was examined in 1990 and 1991 The main objective of...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... toward the null, indicating the strong confounding effect of the total number of prescriptions taken Adding predisposing and enabling variables in Model C, the coefficient remained virtually the ... suggesting the relative robustness and reliability of the full Model F In specifying the full model, there was a concern about multicollinearity within the right-hand side variables in the model ... health status on enabling variables, including income, insurance type, and regional settings It could be the case that none of the variables played a substantial role in determining health status,...

Ngày tải lên: 14/03/2014, 20:20

... preceding year period, the expert provided further opinions, insights and data, based on experience at the University Hospital of the West Indies, the leading tertiary care and medical teaching institution ... environment and minimize the injuries sustained from falls was recommended Williams-Johnson, Wilks, and McDonald further illuminate the situation regarding falls among the elderly in Jamaica [15] In examining ... regarding the implications of ageing of the population and the needs of ageing populations; and the dissemination of information 33 The majority of elderly persons are physically (88.5%) and mentally...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 16:20

... access to the data in the study and takes responsibility for the integrity of the data and the accuracy of the data analyses Study concept and design: CA and OB Acquisition of data: CA and OB Analysis ... neurophysiology and regulates the metabolism of neurotransmitters including dopamine, acetylcholine, serotonin and gamma aminobutyric acid [70,78], and the synthesis of certain growth factors such as ... [70] and have been proposed as the missing link between seasonal changes in photoperiod and seasonal mood swings [70] In line with this, one clinical trial supported the efficacy of vitamin D...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 08:20

... done according to the following parameters: hourly fluctuations in maternal and fetal HR, intra-minute fluctuation of HR, and baseline rhythm The baseline was defined as the level obtained at a.m., ... mm/sec The recordings obtained were processed by the calculation of maternal and fetal heart rate (FHR) in 5-minute intervals and transferred onto the cardiotachogram representing a graph of intra-minute ... both the mother and the fetus It is possible to suggest that the process involved in the intrauterine development of the fetus requires the availability of a relatively persistent homeostasis; the...

Ngày tải lên: 10/08/2014, 09:20

... placing the hands at 10 and 11 rather than at 11 and 2, or they may fail the task completely Fold along this line to administer Cognitive Impairment in the Elderly – Recognition, Diagnosis and ... in elderly patients taking risperidone in clinical studies † The US Food and Drug Administration issued a health advisory in March 2005 reporting increased mortality (1.6 -1.7 fold increase in ... distributing the numbers properly, or whether the patient perseverates or forgets the task and continues numbering past 12 • Ask the patient to place hands on the clock showing the time to be 10 minutes...

Ngày tải lên: 13/02/2014, 18:20

... 30–140% in the next 30 years, depending on the country Elderly people themselves are growing older, increasing the numbers and proportions of the very old The fastest growing population in most ... are in this region (the others are Japan and the United States), with 13.2–17.9% of their population already over 65 years In these countries, the increase in the elderly population will be of the ... must therefore be interpreted with this in mind Nevertheless, the reduced diversity observed in elderly- only households argues for special attention to be paid to maintaining and improving the...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 18:20

... it mean preventing diseases and abstaining from unhealthy habits or trying to maintain the functionality of the body and mind given by nature; not only maintaining, but also promoting one’s own ... Elderly s View in Romania and Latvia Figure Number of individuals in the households of the elderly in Latvia and Romania Figure Size of the homes of the elderly in Jelgava and Dumbravita (39%), the rest ... rest of them – in households of several individuals In Timisoara the majority of the elderly live in couples, the size of other households is about the same, but the proportion of the single elderly...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... in our sample of the institutionalised elderly Some of the present study’s limitations need to be discussed The sampling method was not random and only nine of the 54 geriatric institutions in ... retired from the study, 66 because they died and 36 because of other causes The participants were interviewed and given a dental examination at their institutions in a room guaranteeing acceptable ... levels (independent, some help needed and dependent) Their medical histories were checked for obtaining data on entry to institutions and the medicines being used A doctor estimated the number...

Ngày tải lên: 05/03/2014, 21:20

... historically in the United States In fact, the deteriorating relative position of the elderly, especially combined with recent falling crop prices, further underlines the insufficiency of the current land- ... to meet the possible crunch At least at the beginning, the elderly will have to fend for themselves, while the near -elderly must prepare for their old age by other means Understanding the retirement ... living standards are actually declining (relative to the young) for the elderly For aging between sixty and seventy, we also find significant declines in income for both men and women, with the FE...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 13:20

... fibres and irreversible neurological damage such as burning and tingling of the hands and feet (parasthesia), dementia, glossitis and chelosis Low vitamin B12 is also an independent risk factor in ... practice Weight loss and malnutrition in the elderly – the shared role of GPs and APDs • noting that a BMI

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... Discussion Main findings Among the participating GPs, definitions of health promotion interventions in the elderly widely varied The opinion regarding the effectiveness of health promotion in the elderly ... interviews in Geneva, the interview guide was translated into French As an introduction to the discussion, we asked questions concerning the opinion of the GPs about health promotion in the elderly ... promotion programmes for the elderly This contains the accessibility in a regional sense as well as regarding the content of the programme Providing information over the internet for instance, may not...

Ngày tải lên: 22/03/2014, 14:20

... and the Population Study of Women in Goteborg and contributed to study design and writing of the manuscript, Ingvar Bosaeus initiated and designed the present study and contributed to analysing ... FFMDxA minus FFMBIS as dependent variable and mean of FFMDxA and FFMBIS as independent variable Regressionline: R ¼ 0.27, p ¼ 0.007 (b) Bland–Altman plot comparing BFDxA and BFBIS in 98 non-institutionalized ... on the dorsal surface of the right hand/wrist and at the right foot/ankle according to the manufacturer’s instructions.12 Red DotÔ surveillance electrode (2239) for single use with foam tape and...

Ngày tải lên: 28/03/2014, 20:20

... variability in the healthy elderly is lower than that in the falls risk elderly Higher mean MFC in the falls risk elderly group supports our previous findings [4] which showed that increasing the MFC ... manner Points above the line of identity (y = x) indicate MFC data that are longer than the preceding MFC data point, and points below the line of identity indicate a shorter MFC distance than the ... states, including acromegaly and Cushing's disease, and hypothesized that disease may manifest with increased or decreased complexity, depending on the underlying dimension of the intrinsic dynamic...

Ngày tải lên: 19/06/2014, 10:20

... possibilities the debate regarding prescribing ought to be as prominent as ever Concerning the elderly patient there must be a crusade finding the breaking point were the intention to “well” and not ... participated in the design of the study and the drafting of the manuscript All authors read and approved the final manuscript Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests ... contributions INO participated in the design of the study, the statistical analysis and the drafting of the manuscript RR participated in the statistical analysis and the drafting of the manuscript...

Ngày tải lên: 20/06/2014, 15:20

... issues, and the expectations of healthcare professionals and managers with an eye to determining the defining features of the intervention While improving and reorganizing elderly care in modern ... involved holding four focus groups with the same participants to refine the findings and to define the expected key features of the intervention The content of the focus group discussions was then iteratively ... including at the organizational level and not solely at the individual level While intervening at different levels – changing the behaviour of individual clinicians but also the structure and the...

Ngày tải lên: 11/08/2014, 05:21

... investigation in further, larger studies We stay with a monitoring theme in the following report Less invasive does not necessarily mean less useful, and Cuschieri and coworkers [9] – including ... preferable that they stay in the admitting non-neurosurgical centre, given the demand on the all too few neurosurgical intensive care beds in the UK Subsequent monitoring, and therefore management, ... occurred significantly quicker in the PT group (5 weeks versus 28.5 weeks) Other quoted studies [6,7] support the finding that PT resulted in the tracheal wall ‘caving in due to cartilage fracture...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 22:22

... for their diagnosis just before the patient was leaving the emergency room for either the observation unit of our ED or another ward, including the ICU According to the final diagnosis made by the ... performed on inspiration with lung and soft kernels, and read on lung and mediastinal windows respectively All the CT scans were interpreted again by a radiologist (CB) blinded for any clinical information ... less than eight hours in the emergency room before their admission into another ward In accordance with standard practice in our institution for ARF in elderly patients, the performance of thoracic...

Ngày tải lên: 12/08/2014, 23:23

... Competing interests The authors declare that they have no competing interests Authors' contributions AS and QL carried out the study and drafted the manuscript SV, MT, and IG participated in the ... pancuronium (0.3 mg/kg per hour), and fentanyl (5 μg/kg per hour) A catheter was inserted in the ear vein for continuous infusion of 10% dextrose and Ringer lactate, and the femoral artery was cannulated ... sternotomy while maintaining mechanical ventilation Following death, the left lung of ventilated-noninoculated and ventilated-inoculated piglets and both lungs of control and non-ventilated-inoculated...

Ngày tải lên: 13/08/2014, 03:20