AIMC Topic: Aged, 80 and over

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Topical Tranexamic Acid Reduces Blood Loss in Minimally Invasive Total Knee Arthroplasty Receiving Rivaroxaban.

BioMed research international Dec 19, 2017
BACKGROUND: It is unclear whether topical (intra-articular) or intravenous TXA reduces blood loss in minimally invasive TKA patients receiving a direct oral anticoagulant for thromboprophylaxis. This study is to investigate whether TXA given intraven...
Arthroplasty, Replacement, Knee Middle Aged Humans Rivaroxaban Treatment Outcome Administration, Topical Female Blood Loss, Surgical Aged Postoperative Care Aged, 80 and over Minimally Invasive Surgical Procedures Male Tranexamic Acid
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Aging and decreased glomerular filtration rate: An elderly population-based study.

PloS one Dec 19, 2017
BACKGROUND: Although a reduced glomerular filtration rate (GFR) in old people has been attributed to physiologic aging, it may be associated with kidney disease or superimposed comorbidities. This study aims to assess the prevalence of decreased GFR ...
Middle Aged Comorbidity Hypertension Glomerular Filtration Rate Diabetes Mellitus Metabolic Syndrome Female Aged Aged, 80 and over Male Aging Humans
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Evaluation of a Urine-Based Rapid Molecular Diagnostic Test with Potential to Be Used at Point-of-Care for Pulmonary Tuberculosis: Cape Town Cohort.

The Journal of molecular diagnostics : JMD Dec 18, 2017
Tuberculosis (TB) diagnosis among sputum-scarce patients is time consuming. Thus, a nonsputum diagnostic alternative is urgently needed. The Mycobacterium tuberculosis-specific transrenal (Tr) DNA from urine is a potential target for TB diagnostics. ...
DNA, Bacterial Logistic Models Universities Sputum South Africa Microscopy Tuberculosis, Pulmonary Mycobacterium tuberculosis Diagnostic Tests, Routine Polymerase Chain Reaction Multivariate Analysis Male Point-of-Care Systems Middle Aged HIV Infections Cohort Studies Molecular Diagnostic Techniques Aged, 80 and over Young Adult Adult Sensitivity and Specificity Cross-Sectional Studies Humans Biomarkers Female Risk Factors Aged
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Rate and association of lower urinary tract infection with recurrence after transurethral resection of bladder tumor.

Investigative and clinical urology Dec 15, 2017
PURPOSE: To evaluate the rate of pyuria and bacteriuria after transurethral resection of bladder tumor (TURBT).
Retrospective Studies Female Risk Factors Aged Aged, 80 and over Male Humans Urinary Tract Infections Neoplasm Recurrence, Local Administration, Intravesical Chemotherapy, Adjuvant Pyuria Middle Aged Postoperative Complications Antineoplastic Agents Follow-Up Studies Urinary Bladder Neoplasms Bacteriuria
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A 29-gene and cytogenetic score for the prediction of resistance to induction treatment in acute myeloid leukemia.

Haematologica Dec 14, 2017
Primary therapy resistance is a major problem in acute myeloid leukemia treatment. We set out to develop a powerful and robust predictor for therapy resistance for intensively treated adult patients. We used two large gene expression data sets (n=856...
Young Adult Adult Leukemia, Myeloid, Acute Male Middle Aged Gene Expression Profiling Humans Machine Learning Prognosis Female Aged Aged, 80 and over Survival Analysis Adolescent Drug Resistance, Neoplasm Randomized Controlled Trials as Topic Predictive Value of Tests Mutation Remission Induction
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Melatonin administration lowers biomarkers of oxidative stress and cardio-metabolic risk in type 2 diabetic patients with coronary heart disease: A randomized, double-blind, placebo-controlled trial.

Clinical nutrition (Edinburgh, Scotland) Dec 12, 2017
BACKGROUND & AIMS: Melatonin may benefit diabetic people with coronary heart disease (CHD) through its beneficial effects on biomarkers of oxidative stress and cardio-metabolic risk. This investigation evaluated the effects of melatonin administratio...
Humans Biomarkers Female C-Reactive Protein Blood Pressure Insulin Aged Double-Blind Method Aged, 80 and over Oxidative Stress Cholesterol, HDL Male Diabetes Mellitus, Type 2 Melatonin Glutathione Middle Aged Antioxidants Coronary Disease Blood Glucose Nitric Oxide Malondialdehyde
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A novel method for predicting kidney stone type using ensemble learning.

Artificial intelligence in medicine Dec 11, 2017
The high morbidity rate associated with kidney stone disease, which is a silent killer, is one of the main concerns in healthcare systems all over the world. Advanced data mining techniques such as classification can help in the early prediction of t...
Data Mining Early Diagnosis Kidney Calculi Databases, Factual Decision Support Systems, Clinical Female Risk Factors Decision Trees Aged Predictive Value of Tests Aged, 80 and over Bayes Theorem Young Adult Iran Adult Humans Male Neural Networks, Computer Middle Aged Machine Learning Adolescent Decision Support Techniques Child, Preschool Child
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A robotic shower system : Acceptance and ethical issues.

Zeitschrift fur Gerontologie und Geriatrie Dec 11, 2017
BACKGROUND: Being able to maintain personal hygiene plays a crucial role for independent living in old age or when suffering from disabilities. Within the European project ICT Supported Bath Robots (I‑SUPPORT) an intelligent robotic shower system is ...
Humans Female Aged Germany Aged, 80 and over Nursing Homes Male Independent Living Frail Elderly Homes for the Aged Robotics Baths Equipment Design Ethics, Nursing Patient Satisfaction
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A bicentric controlled study on the effects of aquatic Ai Chi in Parkinson disease.

Complementary therapies in medicine Dec 8, 2017
OBJECTIVES: Various exercise strategies have been suggested to address movement deficits in order to improve motor function and quality of life for individuals in the early or moderate stages of Parkinson disease. The purpose is to evaluate the effec...
Humans Parkinson Disease Female Exercise Therapy Aged Psychomotor Performance Aged, 80 and over Water Sports Male Middle Aged Pilot Projects Surveys and Questionnaires
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Serum vitamin D deficiency and risk of hospitalization for heart failure: Prospective results from the Moli-sani study.

Nutrition, metabolism, and cardiovascular diseases : NMCD Dec 7, 2017
BACKGROUND AND AIMS: Evidence indicates that Vitamin D deficiency may be associated with increased risk of cardiovascular disease, although findings on risk of heart failure (HF) are controversial. We investigated the relationship between serum Vitam...
Prevalence Incidence Time Factors Vitamin D Vitamin D Deficiency Italy Registries Heart Failure Inflammation Mediators Aged Aged, 80 and over Adult Male Middle Aged Risk Assessment Prospective Studies Biomarkers Female Risk Factors Humans Hospitalization
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