Status Epilepticus among Older Adults in the United States.

Objective: This study aimed to identify temporal time trends and risk factors associated with mortality for hospitalized older adults with status epilepticus (SE).

Design: A retrospective study was performed.

Setting: Hospitalized patients were identified utilizing an administrative database-The Nationwide Inpatient Sample database from 1998 through September 2015.

Bariatric Procedures in Older Adults in the United States: Analysis of a Multicenter Database.

Background Bariatric procedures help reduce obesity-related comorbidities and thus improve survival. Clinical characteristics and outcomes after bariatric procedures in older adults were investigated. Methods A multi-institutional Nationwide Inpatient Sample (NIS) database was queried from years 2005 through 2012.