KFRE Equation Overestimates Kidney Failure Risk in the Oldest Patients
This limitation of the kidney failure risk equation may affect advanced care planning for the oldest patients with advanced CKD.
Geriatrics
Robotic-Assisted Radical Cystectomy Safe, Feasible for Octogenarians
The benefits of robotic surgery may have a more pronounced effect in octogenarians, according to investigators.
FDA Approves Pfizer Booster Shots for Seniors, High-Risk Americans
Exactly who qualifies as high risk because of health or work reasons is not yet clear
Salt Substitute Cuts Strokes, CV Events, Deaths in Older Adults
Rates of stroke, major CV events, and death lower with salt substitute versus regular salt in older adults with hypertension, history of stroke
Older Adults May Benefit From NAC Prior to UTUC Radical Surgery
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy prior to radical nephroureterectomy for upper tract urothelial carcinoma may improve pathologic outcomes regardless of age, new data suggest.
Reading Clinic Visit Notes Benefits Older Adults
Older adults with chronic conditions report reading notes helped them to remember their care plan, medications
Frailty Ups Risk for Urinary Tract Infections in Patients With Diabetes, CKD
More severe frailty predicted a higher risk of UTIs.
Rates of Adverse Events Lower With Apixaban for A-Fib in Older Adults
Apixaban the only direct oral anticoagulant linked to lower adverse event rates than warfarin for patients with atrial fibrillation across frailty levels
Nearly Half of Older Adults Use Online Physician Ratings
Online ratings perceived to be very important nearly as often as word-of-mouth recommendations from family and friends
Prescribing Up for Drugs Associated With Falls in Older Adults
Concurrent rise seen in fall-related mortality in older adults in the United States from 1999 to 2017
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