Publications by authors named "Johane Cedile"
The caregiver plays a key role in the mobile geriatric team. She has a very varied activity. She performs geriatric assessments, evaluates toilets, transmits geriatric culture, maintains the city-hospital link, intervenes in residential facilities for dependent elderly people (Ehpad), performs post-emergency telephone interviews and provides training to paramedics.
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- Researchers conducted a study on patients aged 70 and older to evaluate the occurrence of local complications from peripheral venous catheters, focusing on risk factors and their impact on patient outcomes.
- The study involved monitoring 322 patients in a French hospital, revealing an incidence rate of complications at 50.5 per 1000 catheter-days, with factors like dressing replacement and specific medications increasing the risk.
- Findings indicated that complications led to longer hospital stays, suggesting the need for careful clinical monitoring to improve patient care for this age group.