Geriatrics Journal Articles

• CV Outcomes of AChEIs in Individuals With Dementia How might acetylcholinesterase inhibitors affect cardiac outcomes in individuals with dementia?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 2018
• A Risk-Stratified Approach to High-Grade T1 Bladder Cancer This article describes an evidence-based, risk-stratified approach to the staging and treatment of high-grade T1 bladder cancer.
  Current Opinion in Urology, November 2018
• Nomenclature of Cognitive Change Associated With Surgery A working group proposes a formal classification of nomenclature for cognitive change affecting patients after anesthesia and surgery, consistent with terminology used in the wider clinical community.
  Anesthesiology, November 2018
• Efficacy of Trabectedin in Elderly Patients With Sarcoma Elderly patients with good performance status benefit from trabectedin for soft tissue sarcoma similarly to younger patients.
  Annals of Oncology, November 2018
• Caring for the Caregivers What benefits could the implementation of mindfulness-based interventions offer nursing staff?
  Nursing Economics, November 2018
• Initial ChEI Therapy Dose and Serious Events in Older Adults This study examined the relationship of initial dose and short-term serious events in older adults with dementia undergoing cholinesterase inhibitor therapy.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 2018
• Daily Sleep Duration and Risk of Dementia and Mortality This study aimed to elucidate the association between daily sleep duration and risk of dementia and death in a community-dwelling elderly population. Does use of hypnotics influence the risk?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, November 2018
• Predicting Unfavorable Course of Dizziness in Older Patients A newly developed risk score may help physicians identify which patients are at high risk for an unfavorable course of dizziness.
  Annals of Family Medicine, November 2018
• Anemia in Older Adults Anemia in older adults is common, but often asymptomatic and discovered incidentally. Review its differential diagnoses and management in this brief primer.
  American Family Physician, November 2018
• Caffeine Accelerates Emergence From Isoflurane Anesthesia There are currently no drugs available to reverse the coma-like state induced by general anesthetics. Might IV caffeine accelerate anesthetic emergence without ill effects?
  Anesthesiology, November 2018
• Accuracy of Bladder Scan Equipment in Clinical Practice An analysis of written incidence reports provides insight into the reliability of bladder scan equipment for detecting postoperative urinary bladder retention.
  Urologic Nursing, October 2018
• Lung Ground-Glass Nodules in Never-Smokers and Smokers How long should ground glass nodules of the lung be monitored and what are predictors of their growth?
  Translational Lung Cancer Research, October 2018
• Cardiopulmonary US for Diagnosing ARDS in Elderly Patients Could cardiopulmonary ultrasound help improve the accuracy of ARDS diagnosis in elderly patients?
  BMC Pulmonary Medicine, October 2018
• A Process for Identifying Individual Health Priorities How can clinicians more easily align care with patients' health priorities? This paper describes a clinically feasible process to help older adults identify priorities that can guide decision-making.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 2018
• Benefits From Oncology Drugs in Older vs Younger Patients Should age be a deciding factor when making treatment decisions for older cancer patients? This review examined whether novel oncology drugs provide different outcomes for older vs. younger patients.
  Age and Ageing, October 2018
• Adverse Effects of PPIs: Fact or Fake News? Recent media reports have ascribed serious adverse effects to proton pump inhibitors, raising concerns in both patients and providers. Is there good clinical evidence to back up these assertions?
  Current Opinion in Gastroenterology, October 2018
• Antipsychotic Use in Older Adults After Cardiac Surgery Despite guidelines regarding lack of effectiveness and serious harms, hospitalized older adults continue to be treated off-label with antipsychotic medications. How prevalent is this practice?
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, October 2018
• The Long Loneliness of Primary Care In this editorial, the author comments on recent studies regarding the impacts of loneliness and social isolation among patients and physicians.
  Annals of Family Medicine, October 2018
• Social Isolation and Patient Experience in Older Adults Social isolation among elderly patients may have a negative impact on the patient experience of primary care.
  Annals of Family Medicine, October 2018
• Promoting Well-Being and Independence in Older Adults This report highlights various public health programs and opportunities for promoting health and well-being in older persons and their caregivers.
  Morbidity & Mortality Weekly Report, October 2018