Post-acute care program for frail geriatric patients associated with better post-discharge outcomes
1. Frail, elderly patients participating in a post-acute care (PAC) program for more than 2 weeks following hospitalization have decreased ...
Tag: frailty
Frail patients with acute decompensated heart failure may benefit from physical rehabilitation intervention
1. Patients with acute heart failure who were more frail at baseline derived greater benefits from a tailored, multimodal rehabilitation ...
Vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation does not protect against frailty
1. In this study, vitamin D3 and omega-3 fatty acid supplementation in heathy, older adults without vitamin D3 deficiency did ...
Wellness Check: Nutrition
Prescription of folic acid supplementation was associated with reduced suicidal behavior 1. In patients with prescription for folic acid, rate ...
Increased pre-chemotherapy inflammatory biomarkers (IL-6 and CRP) correlated to increased risk of frailty post-chemotherapy in older breast cancer patients
1. 25.8% of patients receiving chemotherapy for breast cancer experienced worsening frailty status. 2. Patients with both biomarkers (IL-6 and ...
Dapagliflozin efficacious and safe in treating heart failure
1. Dapagliflozin reduced the risk of worsening heart failure or cardiovascular death regardless of frailty status. 2. Dapagliflozin improved quality ...
Geriatric assessment and management may reduce adverse events in older cancer patients
1. There were significantly fewer instances of grade 3-5 toxic effects among patients in the intervention group (51%) compared to ...
Impact of frailty on clinical outcomes and resource use following emergency general surgery in the United States
1. Following emergency general surgery procedures, frail patients had poorer clinical outcomes such as higher mortality, non-home discharge rates, and ...
Addition of claims-based frailty index enhances current Medicare cost prediction model
1. In this retrospective study, augmentation of the Centers for Medicare & Medicaid Services Hierarchical Condition Category cost prediction model ...
