Water and sodium disturbances predict prognosis of acute disease in long term cared frail elderly.

Elderly patients are at increased risk for developing infections and fever. We aimed to investigate the incidence, causes and outcome of hypernatemia and hyponatremia among elderly long-term care patients with febrile illness. This is a prospective study conducted in a 110 beds, nursing department for dependent elderly in geriatric long-term care facility during 20 months period.

Hypodermoclysis (subcutaneous infusion) effective mode of treatment of dehydration in long-term care patients.

Dehydration is associated with morbidity and mortality in frail elderly patients. Intravenous fluid administration in these patients is sometimes hard, especially in agitated patients. The purpose of this study was to review of 57 long-termed care patients received hypodermoclysis infusion on 118 different occasions during the 9 months.

Outcomes of decompression surgery for lumbar spinal stenosis in elderly diabetic patients.

The purpose of this study was to assess and compare the outcome of surgical decompression for spinal stenosis in diabetic and non-diabetic elderly patients. This is a retrospective chart analysis conducted in a university affiliated referral hospital. The participants were consecutive patients, age 65 and older, undergoing laminectomy for spinal stenosis during 1990-2000.

A comparative study of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion in community-dwelling patients and nursing home residents.

Background And Aims: Limited data exist about the clinical characteristics of the syndrome of inappropriate antidiuretic hormone secretion (SIADHS) in hospitalized elderly. Moreover, there may be differences regarding this syndrome between populations, depending on the referral source to hospitals. The objectives of the study were to determine the etiology, clinical characteristics and hospital outcome in a sample of elderly hospitalized patients with SIADHS, and to compare community-dwelling patients (CDP) with nursing home residents (NHR).