Prognostic value of physical function tests and muscle mass in elderly hospitalized patients. A prospective observational study

2017 ◽  
Vol 18 (1) ◽  
pp. 57-64 ◽  
Author(s):  
Rubén Hernández-Luis ◽  
Esther Martín-Ponce ◽  
María Monereo-Muñoz ◽  
Geraldine Quintero-Platt ◽  
Silvia Odeh-Santana ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Physical Function ◽  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

scholarly journals Prognostic value of physical function tests: hand grip strength and six-minute walking test in elderly hospitalized patients

2014 ◽  
Vol 4 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Esther Martín-Ponce ◽  
Iván Hernández-Betancor ◽  
Emilio González-Reimers ◽  
Rubén Hernández-Luis ◽  
Antonio Martínez-Riera ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Physical Function ◽  
Grip Strength ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Hand Grip Strength ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Walking Test ◽  
Hand Grip ◽  
Function Tests ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

Prognostic value of muscle mass assessed by DEXA in elderly hospitalized patients

2019 ◽  
Vol 32 ◽  
pp. 118-124
Author(s):  
María Monereo-Muñoz ◽  
Esther Martín-Ponce ◽  
Rubén Hernández-Luis ◽  
Geraldine Quintero-Platt ◽  
María-Ángeles Gómez-Rodríguez-Bethencourt ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Muscle Mass ◽  
Prognostic Value ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Elderly Hospitalized Patients

scholarly journals Thyroid Function Tests and Mortality in Aged Hospitalized Patients: A 7-Year Prospective Observational Study

2013 ◽  
Vol 98 (12) ◽  
pp. 4683-4690 ◽  
Author(s):  
Pedro Iglesias ◽  
Elena Ridruejo ◽  
Angélica Muñoz ◽  
Florentino Prado ◽  
María Cruz Macías ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Thyroid Function ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
Thyroid Function Tests ◽  
Function Tests

scholarly journals Dynamics of ampicillin-resistant Enterococcus faecium clones colonizing hospitalized patients: data from a prospective observational study

2012 ◽  
Vol 12 (1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Maja Weisser ◽  
Evelien A Oostdijk ◽  
Rob JL Willems ◽  
Marc JM Bonten ◽  
Reno Frei ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Enterococcus Faecium ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Hospitalized Patients

scholarly journals Current Practice and Barriers to an Early Antimicrobial Conversion from Intravenous to Oral among Hospitalized Patients at Jimma University Specialized Hospital: Prospective Observational Study

2019 ◽  
Vol 2019 ◽  
pp. 1-8
Author(s):  
Alemseged Beyene Berha ◽  
Gizat Molla Kassie
Keyword(s):  
Observational Study ◽  
Prospective Observational Study ◽  
Current Practice ◽  
Significant Proportion ◽  
Severe Infection ◽  
Hospitalized Patients ◽  
P Values ◽  
Specialized Hospital ◽  
Jimma University ◽  
Clinical Stability

Objective. The aim of the present study was to explore the current practice and its barriers to an early antimicrobial conversion from intravenous (IV) to oral (PO) therapy among hospitalized patients.Method. Hospital based prospective observational study was conducted to assess the practice of an early antimicrobial IV to PO conversion and its barriers using medical chart and case-specific physicians’ interviews, respectively, from February to September, 2014. Patient charts and medication records were reviewed for appropriateness of IV to PO conversion program every 24hrs using a pretested data collection abstraction format. Independent samplest-test was used to compare the duration of therapy and time to clinical stability between converted and nonconverted patients. Two-tailed P values of < 0.05 were regarded as statistically significant.Results. One hundred forty-two patients were included in the study, of whom two-thirds (67.6%) of the patients were eligible for IV to PO antimicrobial conversion. However, only 20.9% of patients’ timely conversion was made. A shorter duration of IV therapy was recorded for converted (2.80±1.87) versus nonconverted patients (8.50±6.32), (P=0.009). The most important barriers of not converting IV to PO in clinically stable patients were presence of comorbidity; clinicians perceived that the patient should always complete IV course of antimicrobials as a standard practice.Conclusion. Conversion from IV to PO antimicrobials was found to be unnecessarily delayed in a significant proportion of patients hospitalized with moderate to severe infection due to a range of different barriers. Addressing these issues has the potential to reduce inappropriate antimicrobial use and resistance.

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