Albert March

Sex Differences in the Burden of Hip Fractures on Functional Status in Older Age

Enron Shehu, Caterina Trevisan, Sara Sambo, Chiara Ceolin et autres

Background: Hip fractures can dramatically impact the health and self-sufficiency of older people. We investigated the influence of pre-fracture functional status on functional decline and mortality after hip fracture, and possible sex differences in this regard. Materials and Methods: The sample comprised …

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The association between low skeletal muscle mass and delirium: results from the nationwide multi-centre Italian Delirium Day 2017

Alberto Zucchelli, Francesca Manzoni, Alessandro Morandi, Simona Gabriella Di Santo et autres

INTRODUCTION: Delirium and sarcopenia are common, although underdiagnosed, geriatric syndromes. Several pathological mechanisms can link delirium and low skeletal muscle mass, but few studies have investigated their association. We aimed to investigate (1) the association between delirium and low skeletal muscle mass …

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Visual and Hearing Impairment Are Associated With Delirium in Hospitalized Patients: Results of a Multisite Prevalence Study

Alessandro Morandi, Marco Inzitari, Cristina Udina, Neus Gual et autres

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The impact of second hip fracture on rehospitalization and mortality in older adults

Caterina Trevisan, Marco Bedogni, Silvia Pavan, Enron Shehu et autres

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Understanding Factors Associated With Psychomotor Subtypes of Delirium in Older Inpatients With Dementia

Alessandro Morandi, Antonella Zambon, Simona Gabriella Di Santo, Andrea Mazzone et autres

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Three-year National report from the Gruppo Italiano di Ortogeriatria (GIOG) in the management of hip-fractured patients

María Cristina Ferrara, Anita Andreano, Elena Tassistro, P Rapazzini et autres

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Decision tree for ward admissions of older patients at the emergency department after a fall

Caterina Trevisan, Patrizia Di Gregorio, Eugenio Debiasi, Martina Pedrotti et autres

AIM: Falls are a prevalent issue for the older population, and for the healthcare system in terms of emergency department (ED) access and hospitalizations. There is still a lack of knowledge and guidelines, however, regarding the need to hospitalize older patients accessing …

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Colonization of long-term care facility residents in three Italian Provinces by multidrug-resistant bacteria

Elisabetta Nucleo, Mariasofia Caltagirone, Vittoria Mattioni Marchetti, Roberto D’Angelo et autres

Abstract Background Rationale and aims of the study were to compare colonization frequencies with MDR bacteria isolated from LTCF residents in three different Northern Italian regions, to investigate risk factors for colonization and the genotypic characteristics of isolates. The screening included Enterobacteriaceae …

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Colonization of residents and staff of an Italian long-term care facility and an adjacent acute care hospital geriatric unit by multidrug-resistant bacteria.

Albert March, Richard Aschbacher, Ferisa Sleghel, Gertrud Soelva et autres

In 2016, we undertook a point prevalence screening study for Enterobacteriaceae with extended-spectrum β-lactamases (ESBLs), high-level AmpC cephalosporinases and carbapenemases, and also methicillin-resistant Staphylococcus aureus (MRSA) and vancomycin resistant enterococci (VRE) in a long-term care facility (LTCF) and the associated acute care …

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Factors influencing short-term outcomes for older patients accessing emergency departments after a fall: The role of fall dynamics

Caterina Trevisan, Patrizia Di Gregorio, Eugenio Debiasi, Martina Pedrotti et autres

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Clinical Features Associated with Delirium Motor Subtypes in Older Inpatients: Results of a Multicenter Study

Alessandro Morandi, Simona Gabriella Di Santo, Antonio Cherubini, Enrico Mossello et autres

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Predominance of Clostridium difficile 027 during a five-year period in Bolzano, Northern Italy.

Richard Aschbacher, Alexander Indra, Christian J. Wiedermann, Albert March et autres

Toxigenic Clostridium difficile is responsible for antibiotic-associated diarrhoea and other diseases. The increasing frequency and severity is attributed to highly-virulent ribotypes such as 027. The aim of the study was to collect epidemiological and molecular data for C. difficile isolates during 2009-2013 …

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