Publications by authors named "Emmanuelle Magny"
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- There is a strong connection between emergency departments and drug-related harm, highlighting the need for careful medication management.
- Healthcare providers should systematically assess the risk of iatrogenic accidents (medical mistakes) and evaluate new prescriptions to prevent such incidents during emergency visits.
- Precautionary measures are essential when a nurse is managing an emergency room, especially during the hospitalization of elderly patients.
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- - The emergency department is the primary way older adults are admitted to hospitals, highlighting the complexity of managing their health care needs there.
- - Evaluating older patients presents unique challenges, making their emergency visits crucial events that may affect their overall health and functional abilities.
- - Promoting a geriatric-focused approach in emergency departments is vital, requiring strong collaboration between emergency physicians and geriatricians to provide tailored care for elderly patients.
Hypotension and especially very low diastolic blood pressure could be an at-risk situation in very old and frail patients and in those with coronary heart disease. Chronic hypotension in people with heart failure is an indicator of poor prognosis and hinders the management of therapy. Orthostatic hypotension is a decrease in blood pressure>20mmHg for systolic and/or>10mmHg for diastolic within 3minutes after transition from supine to upright.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFBackground: Factors associated with delirium among community-dwelling older adults have been poorly studied. Our aim was to describe the prevalence of predisposing and precipitating factors for delirium among patients admitted for delirium and to assess whether these factors were appropriately recognized at the first patient assessment at hospital.
Methods: Consecutive community-dwelling individuals admitted to three geriatric acute care units with a confirmed initial diagnosis of delirium were prospectively included.
Unlabelled: Despite orthogeriatric management, 12% of the elderly experienced PUs after hip fracture surgery. PUs were significantly associated with a low albumin level, history of atrial fibrillation coronary artery disease, and diabetes. The risk ratio of death at 6 months associated with pressure ulcer was 2.
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