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From:Age and Ageing (Vol. 25, Issue 1) Peer-ReviewedRespiratory rehabilitation improves exercise capacity and quality of life in younger patients but is untried in the aged. We aimed to: (a) assess repeatability of the 6-minute walk test, factors affecting it and its...
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From:Age and Ageing (Vol. 24, Issue 3) Peer-ReviewedThe advantages of using large volume spacers (LVSs) over metered-dose inhalers (MDIs) by elderly patients were evaluated. Findings showed that elders have more difficulty using LVSs than MDIs. Patients encountered...
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From:Age and Ageing (Vol. 23, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedStrokes appear to affect central auditory perception in elderly patients. Strokes can cause lesions in the brain, sometimes in the central auditory area, which affects a persons' ability to distinguish between speech and...
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From:Age and Ageing (Vol. 30, Issue 4) Peer-Reviewed
ELECTIVE GASTROINTESTINAL SURGERY AND POSTOPERATIVE LOWER RESPIRATORY TRACT INFECTION IN THE ELDERLY
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From:Age and Ageing (Vol. 24, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedWe have assessed the measurement of oxygen saturation (Sa[O.sub.2]) as a means of detecting aspiration in patients with stroke. For 10 weeks all acute stroke [AS] admissions were seen within 48 hours. Basal Sa[O.sub.2]...
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From:Age and Ageing (Vol. 25, Issue 4) Peer-ReviewedChronic obstructive airways disease in the elderly is largely neglected by respiratory and geriatric physicians in the UK. Studies in the city of Manchester showed that nearly 30% of the elderly population with...