Prevalence and Risk Factors of Drug-Associated Corrected QT Prolongation in Elderly Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Retrospective Analysis of Data Obtained Over 6 Months

Drugs & Aging ◽  
2017 ◽  
Vol 34 (7) ◽  
pp. 545-553 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ophélie Maison ◽  
Blandine de la Gastine ◽  
Laurent Dayot ◽  
Sylvain Goutelle
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Qt Prolongation ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

scholarly journals Identification of Frailty and Its Risk Factors in Elderly Hospitalized Patients from Different Wards: A Cross-Sectional Study in China

2019 ◽  
Vol Volume 14 ◽  
pp. 2249-2259 ◽  
Author(s):  
Yao-Dan Liang ◽  
Yao-Nan Zhang ◽  
Yan-Ming Li ◽  
Yu-Hui Chen ◽  
Jing-Yong Xu ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Cross Sectional Study ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Sectional Study ◽  
Cross Sectional ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Risk factors and clinical aspects of delirium in elderly hospitalized patients in Iran

2015 ◽  
Vol 28 (2) ◽  
pp. 313-319 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mahshid Foroughan ◽  
Ahmad Delbari ◽  
Said Ebn Said ◽  
Ahmad Ali AkbariKamrani ◽  
Vahid Rashedi ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Clinical Aspects ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

scholarly journals Clinical characterization and risk factors of Clostridium difficile infection in elderly patients in a Chinese hospital

2015 ◽  
Vol 9 (04) ◽  
pp. 381-387 ◽  
Author(s):  
Zhang Lihua ◽  
Dong Danfeng ◽  
Jiang Cen ◽  
Wang Xuefeng ◽  
Peng Yibing
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Clostridium Difficile ◽  
Elderly Patients ◽  
Clinical Features ◽  
Clostridium Difficile Infection ◽  
Gastrointestinal Disease ◽  
Statistical Tests ◽  
The Elderly ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Introduction: Clostridium difficile is a common cause of nosocomial diarrhea, especially in elderly patients. This study aimed to analyze the clinical features and assess the risk factors associated with Clostridium difficile infection (CDI) in elderly hospitalized patients. Methodology: A retrospective case-control study was conducted among elderly hospitalized patients (> 60 years of age) in a Chinese tertiary hospital between 2010 and 2013. Fifty-two CDI patients and 150 randomly selected non-CDI patients were included in the study. Clinical features of CDI and non-CDI patients were compared by appropriate statistical tests. Logistic regression analyses were performed on a series of factors to determine the risk factors for CDI among the elderly hospitalized patients. Results: The elderly CDI patients showed higher leukocyte counts, lower serum albumin levels, longer duration of hospital stay, and higher mortality compared to the non-CDI patients. The proportion of patients admitted to the intensive care unit or exposed to gastric acid suppressants was also significantly different (p < 0.05) between the two groups. Multivariate analysis indicated that serum creatinine (OR 1.004; 95% CI 1.001–1.008), surgical intervention (OR 6.132; 95% CI 2.594–14.493), the number of comorbidities (OR 2.573; 95% CI 1.353–4.892), gastrointestinal disease (OR 4.670; 95% CI 2.002–10.895), and antibiotic use (OR 6.718; 95% CI 2.846–15.859) were independently associated with CDI. Conclusions: This study revealed several risk factors for CDI among elderly hospitalized patients. These findings will increase the knowledge concerning this disease and provide information regarding the control and prevention of CDI in the elderly.

Nutritional screening and risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients: association to clinical outcome?

2012 ◽  
Vol 27 (4) ◽  
pp. 953-961 ◽  
Author(s):  
Mette Holst ◽  
Elinor Yifter-Lindgren ◽  
Mirek Surowiak ◽  
Kari Nielsen ◽  
Morten Mowe ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Clinical Outcome ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Nutritional Screening ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

scholarly journals Predictive value of oral colonization by Candida yeasts for the onset of a nosocomial infection in elderly hospitalized patients

2006 ◽  
Vol 55 (2) ◽  
pp. 223-228 ◽  
Author(s):  
S. Fanello ◽  
J. P. Bouchara ◽  
M. Sauteron ◽  
V. Delbos ◽  
E. Parot ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Nosocomial Infection ◽  
Nutritional Status ◽  
Predictive Value ◽  
Oral Candidiasis ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Extrinsic Factors ◽  
Poor Nutritional Status ◽  
Oral Colonization ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

The incidence of nosocomial yeast infections has increased markedly in recent decades, especially among the elderly. The present study was therefore initiated not only to determine the predictive value of oral colonization by yeasts for the onset of a nosocomial Candida infection in elderly hospitalized patients (>65 years), but also to clarify the factors that promote infection and to establish a relationship between the intensity of oral carriage and the onset of yeast infection. During this prospective cohort study, 256 patients (156 women and 100 men with a mean age of 83±8 years) were surveyed for yeast colonization or infection. Samples were collected every 4 days from day 0 to day 16 from four sites in the mouth, and intrinsic and extrinsic factors that might promote infection were recorded for each patient. Pulsed field gel electrophoresis was performed on Candida albicans isolates from all infected patients. Poor nutritional status was observed in 81 % of the patients and hyposalivation in 41 %. The colonization level was 67 % on day 0 (59 % C. albicans) and a heavy carriage of yeasts (>50 c.f.u.) was observed for 51 % of the patients. The incidence of nosocomial colonization reached 6·9 % on day 4 (6·1 % on day 8 and 2·7 % on day 12), and that of nosocomial infection was 3·7 % on day 4 (6·8 % on day 8, 11·3 % on day 12 and 19·2 % on day 16). Of the 35 patients infected, 57 % were suffering from oral candidiasis. The principal risk factors for colonization were a dental prosthesis, poor oral hygiene and the use of antibiotics. The risk factors for infection, in addition to those already mentioned for colonization, were endocrine disease, poor nutritional status, prolonged hospitalization and high colony counts. Genotyping revealed person-to-person transmission in two patients. Thus, this study demonstrates a significant association between oral colonization and the onset of yeast infections in elderly hospitalized patients. Therefore, oral samples should be collected at admission and antifungal treatment should be administered in cases of colonization, especially in patients presenting a heavy carriage of yeasts. Genotyping of the strains confirmed the possibility of person-to-person transmission.

scholarly journals Risk Factors in Hospitalized Patients With Burn Injuries for Developing Heterotopic Ossification—A Retrospective Analysis

2015 ◽  
Vol 36 (4) ◽  
pp. 465-470 ◽  
Author(s):  
Gregory R. Orchard ◽  
Jennifer D. Paratz ◽  
Stijn Blot ◽  
Jason A. Roberts
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Heterotopic Ossification ◽  
Retrospective Analysis ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Burn Injuries

scholarly journals Delirium risk factors in elderly hospitalized patients

1998 ◽  
Vol 13 (3) ◽  
pp. 204-212 ◽  
Author(s):  
Michel Elie ◽  
Martin G. Cole ◽  
François J. Primeau ◽  
François Bellavance
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Risk Factors and Injury Associated With Falls in Elderly Hospitalized Patients in a Community Hospital

2008 ◽  
Vol 4 (3) ◽  
pp. 178-183 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jacques E. Chelly ◽  
Linda Conroy ◽  
Gregory Miller ◽  
Marc N. Elliott ◽  
Jennifer L. Horne ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Risk Factors ◽  
Community Hospital ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Falls In Elderly
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