Geriatrics Journal Articles

• Diagnosis of Myelopathy Based on Prognostic Factors A protocol based on factors that predict latent myelopathy may offer a new approach in the diagnostic assessment of patients presenting with lower extremity symptoms.
  Spine, August 06, 2020
• Adult ICU Triage During the COVID-19 Pandemic This article describes a newly proposed triage algorithm to help guide front-line physicians in making critical triage decisions during the COVID-19 pandemic.
  Critical Care Medicine, August 06, 2020
• Implementing Office-Based Opioid Treatment in Primary Care How has medication-assisted treatment for opioid use disorder been successfully integrated into primary care clinics? This report details the experience across one U.S. state.
  Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine, August 05, 2020
• Measuring Severity of Intraoperative Events Using Video Data A newly developed instrument may be a useful tool for measuring the severity of intraoperative events in laparoscopic surgery.
  Annals of Surgery, August 05, 2020
• Significance of Body Temperature in Elderly Sepsis Patients What can body temperature tell us about the outcomes of elderly patients with sepsis?
  Critical Care, July 31, 2020
• AKI Risk Prediction Score for Critically-ill Surgical Patients The authors developed an AKI prediction score for major non-cardiothoracic surgery patients who were admitted to the intensive care unit.
  BMC Anesthesiology, July 30, 2020
• Physical Distancing With Social Connectedness In this commentary, the authors discuss how the current COVID-19 pandemic presents an opportunity to use remote communication to develop healing human relationships.
  Annals of Family Medicine, July 28, 2020
• Decoding the Relationship Between Ageing and ALS This study aimed to elucidate the pathogenic mechanisms underlying amyotrophic lateral sclerosis. Might cell type-specific ageing be a key contributor to its development?
  Brain, July 24, 2020
• Risk Factors for Mortality in Older Adults With COVID-19 This study aimed to identify potential early-stage risk factors associated with death in older patients with COVID-19.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 22, 2020
• Trends in Stroke Incidence in High-Income Countries Is stroke incidence on the decline in high-income countries? This review looked at trends in stroke over the last 30 years.
  Stroke, July 22, 2020
• COVID-19 in Patients With Inflammatory Bowel Diseases Do patients with inflammatory bowel diseases have an increased risk of COVID-19? This study investigated the clinical characteristics and implications of COVID-19 in IBD patients.
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 22, 2020
• Burns Sustained From Body Heating Devices Heating devices are commonly used for warming and to relieve pain, but serious burn injuries can occur. What strategies may help prevent these injuries?
  Wounds, July 21, 2020
• Safe Cholecystectomy Practice Guideline and Consensus This article provides evidenced-based, consensus recommendations for safe cholecystectomy and prevention of bile duct injury.
  Annals of Surgery, July 21, 2020
• Osteoporosis: To Treat or Not to Treat? Confusion remains regarding whether or not a given patient has osteoporosis and when treatment should be offered to reduce fracture risk. This brief commentary offers guidance.
  Age and Ageing, July 20, 2020
• COVID-19 and Liver Disease--What We Know This review summarizes changes in liver function observed during SARS-CoV-2 infection. What impact does COVID-19 have on patients with underlying chronic liver disease?
  Alimentary Pharmacology & Therapeutics, July 20, 2020
• Periodontitis and All-cause and Cancer Mortality How does periodontitis impact mortality? This study assessed the association between periodontitis and all-cause mortality, all-cancer and specific cancers' mortality in elderly persons.
  BMC Oral Health, July 16, 2020
• Neuraxial vs. General Anesthesia for Hip Fracture Surgery This meta-analysis compared the effect of epidural or spinal versus general anesthesia on perioperative outcomes in patients undergoing hip fracture surgery.
  BMC Anesthesiology, July 16, 2020
• Decreased Physical Activity During COVID-19 in Older People According to this commentary, measures taken to combat the spread of COVID-19 and the resulting increase in sedentary behavior will potentially have a negative impact on the health of older people.
  Journal of the American Geriatrics Society, July 15, 2020
• Screening for Atrial Fibrillation: Closing the "LOOP" New monitoring strategies for atrial fibrillation, including wearable technologies, will likely result in a surge of new AF diagnoses.
  Circulation, July 15, 2020
• Healthcare Ethics During a Pandemic What ethical issues should be considered during the current COVID-19 pandemic?
  Western Journal of Emergency Medicine: Integrating Emergency Care with Population Health, July 14, 2020