Peritoneal Dialysis-Related Infection in the Older Population

With appropriate training and adequate support, it is possible to keep the peritonitis rate of elderly peritoneal dialysis (PD) patients at a highly respectable level. In general, the latest recommendations for the treatment and prevention of PD-related infections by the International Society for Peritoneal Dialysis (ISPD) are applicable to older patients. However, there are minor differences in the spectrum of causative organisms amongst elderly patients, with coagulase-negative staphylococcal species (CNSS) and Enterobacteriaceae species being more common in elderly patients. Elderly PD patients who develop peritonitis have an excessive short-term mortality, and, amongst elderly patients, a high burden of comorbid load increases the risk of relapsing episodes. In addition, technical problems, social difficulties, and concomitant comorbid diseases often have profound effects on the risk of peritonitis as well as its management.

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Low Cholesterol Levels Are Associated With Short-Term Mortality in Older Patients With Ischemic Stroke

The Journals of Gerontology Series A ◽

10.1093/gerona/59.3.m293 ◽

2004 ◽

Vol 59 (3) ◽

pp. M293-M297 ◽

Cited By ~ 35

Author(s):

G. Zuliani ◽

A. Cherubini ◽

A. R. Atti ◽

A. Ble ◽

C. Vavalle ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Older Patients ◽

Short Term ◽

Cholesterol Levels ◽

Short Term Mortality ◽

Low Cholesterol

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Mo-P4:284 Factors associated with short-term mortality in older patients with acute ischemic stroke

Atherosclerosis Supplements ◽

10.1016/s1567-5688(06)80417-4 ◽

2006 ◽

Vol 7 (3) ◽

pp. 108

Author(s):

G. Guerra ◽

G. Zuliani ◽

A. Cherubini ◽

C. Ruggiero ◽

F. Di Todaro ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽

Older Patients ◽

Short Term ◽

Factors Associated ◽

Short Term Mortality

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Prior antiplatelet drug use and short-term mortality in older patients with acute ischemic stroke (AIS)

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics ◽

10.1016/j.archger.2011.02.004 ◽

2012 ◽

Vol 54 (1) ◽

pp. 214-217 ◽

Cited By ~ 1

Author(s):

Giovanni Zuliani ◽

Matteo Galvani ◽

Francesco Bonetti ◽

Stefano Prandini ◽

Stefania Magon ◽

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Keyword(s):

Ischemic Stroke ◽

Drug Use ◽

Acute Ischemic Stroke ◽

Older Patients ◽

Antiplatelet Drug ◽

Short Term ◽

Short Term Mortality

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Pulmonary embolism in elderly patients: Prognostic impact of the Cumulative Illness Rating Scale (CIRS) on short-term mortality

Thrombosis Research ◽

10.1016/j.thromres.2014.05.042 ◽

2014 ◽

Vol 134 (2) ◽

pp. 326-330 ◽

Cited By ~ 11

Author(s):

Roberto Castelli ◽

Paolo Bucciarelli ◽

Fernando Porro ◽

Federica Depetri ◽

Massimo Cugno

Keyword(s):

Pulmonary Embolism ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Rating Scale ◽

Prognostic Impact ◽

Short Term ◽

Short Term Mortality

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Using admission characteristics to predict short-term mortality from myocardial infarction in elderly patients. Results from the Cooperative Cardiovascular Project

JAMA ◽

10.1001/jama.275.17.1322 ◽

1996 ◽

Vol 275 (17) ◽

pp. 1322-1328 ◽

Cited By ~ 15

Author(s):

S. T. Normand

Keyword(s):

Myocardial Infarction ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Short Term ◽

Short Term Mortality

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Outpatient Antibiotic Therapy and Short Term Mortality in Elderly Patients with Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease

Canadian Respiratory Journal ◽

10.1155/2000/417298 ◽

2000 ◽

Vol 7 (6) ◽

pp. 466-471 ◽

Cited By ~ 8

Author(s):

Don D Sin ◽

Jack V Tu

Keyword(s):

Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Elderly Patients ◽

Pulmonary Disease ◽

Chronic Obstructive ◽

Index Hospitalization ◽

Short Term ◽

Obstructive Pulmonary Disease ◽

Relative Odds ◽

Copd Patients ◽

Short Term Mortality

OBJECTIVES: To determine the association between outpatient use of oral antibiotics and 30-day all-cause mortality following hospitalization in a group of elderly chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD) patients.DESIGN:A population-based retrospective cohort study.SETTING:Ontario, Canada.POPULATION STUDIED:All 26,301 patients, 65 years of age or older, who were hospitalized for COPD between 1992 and 1996 in Ontario.METHODS:All elderly patients admitted at least once with a most responsible diagnosis of COPD using the Canadian Institute for Health Information database were identified. They were then linked to the Ontario Drug Benefit database to determine the use of antibiotics within 30 days of the index hospitalization and to the Ontario registered persons database to determine the 30-day mortality following their index hospitalization.RESULTS:Outpatient use of antibiotics within 30 days before the index hospitalization was associated with a significant reduction in the 30-day mortality following hospitalization (odds ratio [OR] 0.83, 95% CI 0.75 to 0.92). Use of macrolides had the lowest relative odds for mortality (OR 0.58, 95% CI 0.47 to 0.73), while use of fluoroquinolones had the highest relative odds (OR 0.98, 95% CI 0.84 to 1.15).CONCLUSIONS:Use of antibiotics before hospitalization was associated with a significant reduction in the risk of short term mortality among a group of elderly COPD patients who eventually required hospitalization for their disease. These findings support the early use of antibiotics in COPD patients who experience an acute exacerbation.

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