[Relevance of a catheter team for short stays with elderly people].

Elderly patients hospitalized in acute care service very often have a weakened venous tissue which, in the case of medium-term intravenous treatment, leads to multiple painful punctures. In order to alleviate this major inconvenience, within the framework of a cooperation protocol, a catheter team was trained in the ultrasound-guided insertion of the appropriate catheter for the management of geriatric patients.

[Gastro-intestinal infections with Clostridium difficile in the elderly].

In view of its high frequency and its consequences which can be dramatic for patients, it is necessary to know how to identify Clostridium difficile infection. The high risk of an epidemic means it is especially important to know how to treat it, in terms of the hygiene and isolation rules, as well as which medication to use.

[Implementation of a procedure for nominating a health care surrogate].

A procedure for the systematic nomination of a health care surrogate was put in place following a multi-disciplinary approach within an acute care geriatric unit at Ambroise-Paré hospital in Boulogne-Billancourt. Its originality lies in the way the whole team, on the initiative of a doctor, prepared the procedure, implemented it and assessed it. A review.