Long-term outcome collection after hip fracture in Ireland: a systematic review of traditional and grey literature.

Unlabelled: This review aimed to describe the methods and results from recent Irish research about post-acute hip fracture outcomes. Meta-analyses estimate the 30-day and 1-year mortality rate at 5% and 24% respectively. There is a need for standardised recommendations about which data should be recorded to aid national and international comparisons.

Enabling public, patient and practitioner involvement in co-designing frailty pathways in the acute care setting.

Background: Although not an inevitable part of ageing, frailty is an increasingly common condition in older people. Frail older patients are particularly vulnerable to the adverse effects of hospitalisation, including deconditioning, immobility and loss of independence (Chong et al, J Am Med Dir Assoc 18:638.e7-638.

[Benefits and indications of rehabilitation for coronary heart diseases].

Cardiac rehabilitation (CR) is an essential element in the treatment of coronary artery disease. It can be conducted on an inpatient or ambulatory basis in cardiac rehabilitation units and includes complementary exercise training and a therapeutic patient education (TPE) program. Rehabilitation can reduce the occurrence of serious cardiac events and provide better control of cardiovascular risk factors.

Routine diagnostic procedures of myelodysplastic syndromes: value of a structural blood cell parameter (NEUT-X) determined by the Sysmex XE-2100™.

Introduction: Diagnostic features of myelodysplastic syndromes (MDS) are often polymorphic and nonspecific including anemia in most cases. Standard parameters provided by an automated analyzer seldom bring any argument for this diagnosis. The aim of this study was to investigate whether some structural parameters, not routinely provided by Sysmex™ XE 2100 analyzer, could help diagnose MDS in a simple way, adapted to routine practice.

Prognostic value of inducible myocardial ischemia in predicting cardiovascular events after renal transplantation.

Background: The aims of the present study were to determine the prevalence of inducible myocardial ischemia (IMI) in renal transplant recipients (RTR) more than 50 years old, to identify predictors of IMI, and to search for its prognostic value.

Methods: Among the 377 renal transplantations performed between 1989 and 1998 in a single institution, 120 were done in patients > or =50 years old, and 97 were recruited for the study. During the last quarter of 1998, all of them underwent an exercise test (EST), an exercise-thallium 201 single photon emission computed tomography coupled with dipyridamole (SPECT), and 81% of them had a dobutamine stress echocardiography (DSE).