The Predictive Value of the "Identification of Seniors at Risk" Score on Mortality, Length of Stay, Mobility and the Destination of Discharge of Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients.

Purpose: The German Society for Geriatrics recommends the "ISAR" questionnaire as a screening tool for patients ≥70 for geriatric screening in emergency rooms. Although the ISAR-score is collected routinely in the "AltersTraumaRegister DGU" (ATR-DGU), to date less is known about the predictive value of the "ISAR"-score in geriatric trauma patients.

Patients And Methods: Currently, 84 clinics participate in the ATR-DGU.

Effect of Direct Oral Anticoagulants on Treatment of Geriatric Hip Fracture Patients: An Analysis of 15,099 Patients of the AltersTraumaRegister DGU.

The increased use of direct oral anticoagulants (DOACs) results in an increased prevalence of DOAC treatment in hip fractures patients. However, the impact of DOAC treatment on perioperative management of hip fracture patients is limited. In this study, we describe the prevalence of DOAC treatment in a population of hip fracture patients and compare these patients with patients taking vitamin K antagonists (VKA) and patients not taking anticoagulants.

Hypercalcemia is a frequent side effect of 13-cis-retinoic acid treatment in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma.

Purpose: 13-cis-Retinoic acid (13-cisRA) is used as a postconsolidation treatment in patients with high-risk neuroblastoma. Hypercalcemia is a known side effect of retinoids. Frequency, symptoms, treatment, and risk factors for hypercalcemia were analyzed.