OBJECTIVE: To develop a consensus-based list of inappropriate practices in prescribing for
elderly people. DESIGN: Mail survey of a 32-member national panel. SETTING: Academic …

People are living to older age. Falls constitute a leading cause of injuries, hospitalization and
deaths among the elderly. Older people fall more often for a variety of reasons: alterations …

Importance Scalable deprescribing interventions may reduce polypharmacy and the use of
potentially inappropriate medications (PIMs); however, few studies have been large enough …

A comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) provides clinicians with detailed information
on a patient's physiological age and may aid in the treatment decision-making process. …

Methods We propose a paradigm shift in the culture and practice of event-driven acute
hospital-based care of the elderly which we call the Age-friendly Hospital concept. Guiding …

People are living to older age. Demographic pressures are driving change. Opiate
analgesics are the most powerful known pain relievers. Persistent pain, both cancer and non-cancer …

Background Adverse drug events are responsible for up to 7% of all admissions to acute care
hospitals. At least 58% of these are preventable, resulting from incomplete drug information…

Background Since the mid-1980s, medical residents’ long duty hours have been under
scrutiny as a factor affecting patient safety and the work environment for the residents. After …

Pyridoxal isonicotinoyl hydrazone (PIH) has recently been identified as a new iron chelating
agent with a high degree of iron mobilizing activity in vitro and in vivo which makes this …

This letter demonstrates a method for fabricating single-crystal Si nanolines, with rectangular
cross sections and nearly atomically flat sidewalls. The high quality of these nanolines …