[Geriatric units at the beginning of the 2020 COVID-19 epidemic in France].

The COVID-19 epidemic that started in November in China became a national epidemic from March 16, 2020 with the declaration of population containment in order to reduce the spread of the virus in France. From March 17 to March 27, 2020, the monitoring unit of the French society of geriatrics and gerontology decided to conduct a survey to analyze the implementation of the mobilization of geriatric units, given that this epidemic had shown that it resulted in excess mortality mainly among the elderly. The survey was able to bring together the response of 34 services, nine of which were located in a high epidemic cluster zone.

Transfusion practices in geriatric short stay unit before and after the French national health authority guidelines of 2014.

Unlabelled: Anemia is the most common hematological pathology in geriatrics. Its prevalence increases with age. It is considered as a fragility factor because leading to loss of autonomy and other complications.

Clinical effectiveness of osteoporosis treatment in older patients: A fracture liaison service-based prospective study.

The clinical efficacy of anti-osteoporotic treatments in old patients is discussed. The aim of this study was to assess if the use of anti-osteoporotic treatments for the secondary prevention of osteoporotic fractures could reduce the risk of refractures in patients over 75 years old in a Fracture Liaison Service. In this population of frail, elderly patients presenting with a recent osteoporotic fracture, we observed that the refracture incidence was similar in the treated group and the untreated group during the first year.