[Risk factors of adverse clinical outcomes in the elderly and senile patients with stroke-associated pneumonia.].

In the domestic and foreign specialized literature, there are no studies devoted to the study of risk factors of mortality in the older age patients with stroke-associated nosocomial pneumonia. The purpose of the study was to study the risk factors of adverse clinical outcomes in elderly and senile patients with stroke-associated nosocomial pneumonia. The study included 247 elderly and senile patients (139 men, 108 women, mean age -- 74,1±6,3 years) who were hospitalized with signs of ischemic or hemorrhagic stroke.

[Prevalence of Vitamin D Deficiency in Elderly Patients Planned for Spine Surgery.].

A decrease in bone mineral density is the most common cause of complications in the long-term period of postoperative observation. The purpose of the study was to study the prevalence of vitamin D deficiency in elderly patients who are planning to perform spine surgical procedures. The study included 63 elderly patients hospitalized in spine surgical clinics in order to perform planned surgical procedures for degenerative diseases of the cervical and lumbar spine (34 women, 29 men, average age 63,6±3,2 years).

[Risk factors for adverse clinical events after carotid arteries stenting in elderly and senile patients.].

The safety of the use of carotid arteries stenting (CAS) in elderly and senile patients remains a controversial issue. The reasons for the development of adverse events in this group of patients after CAS surgical procedure are unknown. The purpose of this study was to evaluate the risk factors for the development of adverse clinical events after CAS surgical procedure in elderly patients group.