Level of Medical Intervention in Geriatric Settings: Decision Factors and Correlation With Mortality.

Objectives: Level of medical intervention (LMI) has to be adapted to each patient in geriatric care. LMI scales intend to help nonintensive care (NIC) decisions, giving priority to patient choice and collegial discussion. In the present study, we aimed to assess the parameters associated with the NIC decision and whether these parameters differ from those associated with in-hospital mortality.

[Iron deficiency in adults : to understand what biological evaluation should be carried out].

Iron is a major mineral in the human body. It participates in various metabolisms, including oxygen transport in hemoglobin. Iron deficiency (ID) is characterized by a deficit in circulating iron.

[Quality and determinants of anticoagulation therapy by AVK in elderly subjects: study of a continuous series of 155 patients hospitalized in geriatric medicine].

AVK could be prescribed in elderly patients over 75 years for the prevention of thromboembolic complications of atrial fibrillation (AF). The objective of this study was to study the quality of the anticoagulation balance by AVK and its determinants. Inclusion of all patients ≥ 75 years of age treated with AVK for an AF hospitalized in the acute geriatric department of the University hospital of Dijon.

[Mortality and functional independence one year after hip fracture surgery: extracapsular fracture versus intracapsular fracture].

Objectives: Outcome in hip fracture patients tends to be poor, with an associated death rate of 20 to 33%. The primary aim of our monocentric retrospective study was to compare mortality rates one year after surgery in patients with extracapsular fracture versus patients with intracapsular fracture of the proximal femur. Our secondary aims were the evaluation of functional independence and the rate of institutionalization one year after surgery.

[Evaluation of the prescription of furosemide in persons aged 75years and older in a geriatric acute-care unit].

Introduction: Furosemide is very often prescribed in France. It may cause important adverse effects especially in elderly persons. In order to limit its misuse and excessive expenditure for health insurance organizations, the European Society of Cardiology drafted strict guidelines for its prescription.