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Cardiovascular Surgery in the Elderly
The elderly represent a prominent, with improving life expectancies, rapidly expanding sector of the US population, with currently over 13 million...
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Multi-platform Mobile Application for Elderly Care Management
The aging of the world population has been occurring in recent decades as a result of the decrease in birth rates and better health care that allow...
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Arrhythmia Management in the Elderly
The incidence of arrhythmias increases as patients age, likely reflecting both the aging conduction system and the increasing prevalence of...
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Thoracic Trauma in the Elderly
In the setting of trauma, age-related changes to the respiratory system predispose the elderly patient to more severe traumatic injury and,...
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Treatment of Spine Disease in the Elderly Cutting Edge Techniques and Technologies
As the population continues to age worldwide, spinal disease will become more prevalent in the elderly population. The treatment of spinal disease...
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Comparison of gut microbiota profiles between patients suffering from elderly frailty syndrome and non-frail elderly individuals
BackgroundFrailty syndrome is a state of increased vulnerability to stressors, marked by lowered physical strength and increased dependence on...
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Elderly Rectal Cancer: An Updated Review
Purpose of ReviewTreatment of rectal cancer patients of advanced age should be modulated by life expectancy and tolerance. Due to the rapid advance...
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Anesthesia, Anesthetics, and Postoperative Cognitive Dysfunction in Elderly Patients
Postoperative cognitive dysfunction (POCD) remains a major issue that worsens the prognosis of elderly surgery patients. This article reviews the...
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Digital Barriers in the Elderly: The Effect of Interaction Method in a Medical Registration System on Operational Stress in the Elderly
The aging of the population is increasing, and healthcare has become a hotspot for elderly services. The medical registration system uses IoT...
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Impact of lymph node retrieval on prognosis in elderly and non-elderly patients with T3-4/N+ rectal cancer following neoadjuvant therapy: a retrospective cohort study
PurposeThe optimal number of lymph nodes to be resected in patients with rectal cancer who undergo radical surgery after neoadjuvant therapy remains...
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Nutrition Scenario Among Elderly in India
This chapter is an attempt to delve into the current scenario of elderly nutrition in India. With the global elderly population crossing the 10% mark...
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Clinical factors associated with adverse clinical outcomes in elderly versus non-elderly COVID-19 emergency patients: a multi-center observational study
BackgroundThe COVID-19 pandemic has caused over 6 million deaths worldwide. The elderly accounted for a large proportion of patients with their...
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Comparison of changes in health-related quality of life between elderly and non-elderly patients undergoing elective surgery for colorectal cancer
PurposeElderly people are thought to be more likely than their non-elderly counterparts to experience a decline in activities of daily living (ADL)...
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Robotic Colorectal Cancer in the Elderly
Colorectal cancer (CRC) is among the most common malignancies in Western countries. It is the second most commonly diagnosed cancer in women and the...
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Peritoneal dialysis-related infections in elderly patients
This review outlines the epidemiology, characteristics, risk factors, and prognosis of peritoneal dialysis (PD)-related peritonitis, PD...
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Modernization of Basic Elderly Care Services
This chapter is related to the modernization of China’s basic elderly care services and introduces the definition, background, significance of basic...
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Management of the Elderly Patient with Kidney Disease
Due to the increase in life expectancy, the number of elderly people undergoing dialysis has been increasing in recent years. Knowledge about the...
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Furniture for Elderly People
The article presents a description of the results of interdisciplinary cooperation. It is related to the implementation of research carried out in...
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The satisfaction of elderly people with elderly caring social organizations and its relationship with social support and anxiety during the COVID-19 pandemic: a cross-sectional study
BackgroundWith the deepening of China’s aging population, higher demands have been placed on the supply of elderly care services. As one of the main...
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Protein and Energy Supplements for the Elderly
The proportion of elderly individuals is rising globally, and data have shown that as high as 8% of the elderly community suffer from malnutrition....