Articles: aged.
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Older adults are an important segment of the population that has specific health care needs. Their unique biopsychosocial characteristics impact the presentation, evaluation, and management of psychiatric illnesses. ⋯ Research in this area is relatively new and much more information is still needed. Close attention should be paid to new knowledge as it emerges about this growing population.
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La Clinica terapeutica · Nov 1998
Review Comparative StudyAge related risk and prevention of postoperative complications.
Perioperative morbidity in elderly patients has decreased in last years, with the advent of newer surgical, anaesthetic and monitoring techniques, but is still important when compared with that of younger patients. Complications in the post-operative show different frequencies and mainly depend: a) on age-related conditions of pulmonary, cardiovascular and renal functions, of C. ⋯ S. and of nutritional status; b) on surgery and medication-related risk factors, inclusive of emergency, bedrest, analgesia and infusions, drugs and intensive care; c) on neoplastic or non-neoplastic disease, type of surgery and surgeon's experience. Appropriate surgical intervention, therefore, should not be deferred because the patient is elderly, but surgeon must look beyond measured indices to the qualities of vitality and motivation.
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Review Case Reports
Blunt cardiac injury in the elderly trauma patient.
Elderly patients are at significant risk for development of complications after a traumatic event as a result of the aging process. This case discusses the diagnosis and sequelae of blunt cardiac injury, as well as the needs and approaches for an elderly patient. Nursing care interventions are provided.