Comparing two different orthogeriatric models of care for hip fracture patients: an observational prospective cross-sectional study.

Introduction: Patients with hip fractures are almost always operated with quite extensive surgery and are often frail with a high risk of complications, increased dependency, and death. Orthogeriatric interdisciplinary care has shown better results compared with orthopaedic care alone. The best way of delivering orthogeriatric care, however, is still largely unknown.

Post-discharge complications in frail older patients after surgery for colorectal cancer.

Background: The incidence of postoperative complications after colorectal cancer surgery varies between publications. Complications occurring after discharge from hospital are often not reported. The aims of this study were to investigate the proportion of frail older colorectal cancer patients who developed complications only after discharge, the severity of post-discharge complications, and the time point at which the most frequent complications occurred.

Peri-Operative Management of Older Adults with Cancer-The Roles of the Surgeon and Geriatrician.

Optimal surgical management of older adults with cancer starts pre-operatively. The surgeon plays a key role in the appropriate selection of patients and procedures, optimisation of their functional status prior to surgery, and provision of more intensive care for those who are at high risk of post-operative complications. The literature, mainly based on retrospective, non-randomised studies, suggests that factors such as age, co-morbidities, pre-operative cognitive function and intensity of the surgical procedure all appear to contribute to the development of post-operative complications.

Frailty is an independent predictor of survival in older patients with colorectal cancer.

Background: Colorectal cancer (CRC) is prevalent in the older population. Geriatric assessment (GA) has previously been found to predict treatment tolerance and postoperative complications in older cancer patients. The aim of this study was to explore whether GA also predicts 1-year and 5-year survival after CRC surgery in older patients and to compare the predictive power of GA with that of established prognostic factors such as TNM classification of malignant tumors (TNM) stage and age.

Validity of the quantitative EEG statistical pattern recognition method in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease.

Aims: To evaluate the use of quantitative EEG (qEEG) statistical pattern recognition in diagnosing Alzheimer's disease (AD).

Methods: qEEG was performed on 104 patients referred to a memory clinic. The qEEG results were compared to the clinical diagnosis made without access to the EEG results.