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Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A100
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Prognostic value of IL-6 and IL-10 serum levels and immunonutritional assessment in determining postoperative complications after geriatric surgery
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A92 -
Complications and results of lateral internal sphincterotomy for chronic anal fissure
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A91 -
Neoadjuvant chemotherapy in locally advanced gastric adenocarcinoma: our experience in the elderly
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A90 -
Treatment of esophageal cancer in inoperable elderly patients: our experience
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Does the routine histological examination of the inferior mesenteric artery lymph nodes have a prognostic value in elderly patients with sigmoid colon and rectum tumors?
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A85 -
Prostatic mapping in diagnosis and follow-up for prostatic cancer patients treated by CT-RT
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Gastric cancer in the elderly: what surgical approach?
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Is anaemia a correct indication to colonoscopy in elderly patients?
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A79 -
Endovenous laser in the treatment of varicose veins of the lower limbs geriatric patient: results of activity for 6 years
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Colovesical fistulae in the sigmoid diverticulitis
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A77 -
The role of surgery for colorectal cancer in octogenarians
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Non pharmacological venous thromboembolism prophylaxis in old surgical patients
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A73 -
Epidemiology and outcome of multiple trauma in the elderly population in a tertiary care hospital in southern Italy
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A69 -
Multimodal approach to liver neoplasm in elderly patients. A single center experience
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A68 -
Role of surgery in the treatment of liver metastases from colo-rectal cancer in the elderly
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Hepatocellular carcinoma in the elderly
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Treatment of breast cancer in elderly patients
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The role of CT in acute mesenteric ischemia
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A52 -
Liposarcoma of the esophagus: a case report
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A50 -
Sigmoid volvulus showing a "whirl sign" on computed tomography
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A48 -
Breast reconstruction in older women: a growing request
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A46 -
Laparoscopic treatment of giant solitary hepatic cyst in a geriatric patient
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A45 -
Total parenteral nutrition in major surgery: role in geriatric age
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A44 -
Laparoscopic colic resection in the elderly: a comparative study
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A42 -
Is age a limit for surgical treatment of gastric cancer?
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Surgical management of anal stenosis
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A new way of collecting and filling data in the outpatient clinic for proctologic diseases
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A38 -
Giant paraesophageal hernia in an elderly woman: laparoscopic fundoplication and mesh in the hiatus
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A37 -
Self-expandable metallic stent for treatment of malignant colorectal strictures in elderly patients: our experience
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Quality of life in elderly patients after inguinal hernioplasty
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The treatment of bleeding peptic ulcer in the elderly
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9(Suppl 1):A31 -
Predictive value of IL-6 and IL-10 serum levels in anastomotic leakage in elderly patients undergoing surgery for colorectal cancer
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Outcome of pancreatic resection in elderly patients
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Colorectal cancer surgery in the elderly: oncologic results from our experience
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Biliary fistula following open colecystectomy: report of a case and review of literature
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Difference of site in ulcer lesions of diabetic foot in the elderly
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Laparoscopic cholecystectomy in the elderly
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Advanced laparoscopic surgery in the elderly: experience of a single centre
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The biotechnologies in the treatment of neuro-vascular ulcers in the elder. Cultivated autografts of skin: fibroblasts and/or cheratinocytes
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Validity and reliability of the Arabic version of Activities of Daily Living (ADL)
The Activity of Daily Living (ADL) is an instrument that screens elderly respondents for physical functioning and assesses whether they are dependent or independent in their daily activities. This study demons...
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9:11 -
Preventing falls in older multifocal glasses wearers by providing single-lens distance glasses: the protocol for the VISIBLE randomised controlled trial
Recent research has shown that wearing multifocal glasses increases the risk of trips and falls in older people. The aim of this study is to determine whether the provision of single-lens distance glasses to o...
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A Phase II randomised controlled trial assessing the feasibility, acceptability and potential effectiveness of Dignity Therapy for older people in care homes: Study protocol
Although most older people living in nursing homes die there, there is a dearth of robust evaluations of interventions to improve their end-of-life care. Residents usually have multiple health problems making ...
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Minimising disability and falls in older people through a post-hospital exercise program: a protocol for a randomised controlled trial and economic evaluation
Disability and falls are particularly common among older people who have recently been hospitalised. There is evidence that disability severity and fall rates can be reduced by well-designed exercise intervent...
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Emotional stress as a trigger of falls leading to hip or pelvic fracture. Results from the ToFa study – a case-crossover study among elderly people in Stockholm, Sweden
Sudden emotions may interfere with mechanisms for keeping balance among the elderly. The aim of this study is to analyse if emotional stress and specifically feelings of anger, sadness, worries, anxiety or str...
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Health status transitions in community-living elderly with complex care needs: a latent class approach
For older persons with complex care needs, accounting for the variability and interdependency in how health dimensions manifest themselves is necessary to understand the dynamic of health status. Our objective...
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Inappropriate prescribing and adverse drug events in older people
Inappropriate prescribing (IP) in older patients is highly prevalent and is associated with an increased risk of adverse drug events (ADEs), morbidity, mortality and healthcare utilisation. Consequently, IP is...
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Delayed transfer of care from NHS secondary care to primary care in England: its determinants, effect on hospital bed days, prevalence of acute medical conditions and deaths during delay, in older adults aged 65 years and over
The delay in discharge or transfer of care back to the community following an acute admission to the hospital in older adults has long been a recognized challenge in the UK. We examined the determinants and ou...
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The effects of small-scale, homelike facilities for older people with dementia on residents, family caregivers and staff: design of a longitudinal, quasi-experimental study
Small-scale and homelike facilities for older people with dementia are rising in current dementia care. In these facilities, a small number of residents live together and form a household with staff. Normal, d...
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Quantifying the profile and progression of impairments, activity, participation, and quality of life in people with Parkinson disease: protocol for a prospective cohort study
Despite the finding that Parkinson disease (PD) occurs in more than one in every 1000 people older than 60 years, there have been few attempts to quantify how deficits in impairments, activity, participation, ...
Citation: BMC Geriatrics 2009 9:2
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