Sentences with phrase «even elderly patients»

Even elderly patients report they feel less stressed and more functional.

«One should be careful to make to strong conclusions from such a small number of patients,» Raj points out, «but it seems that in approximately half of all cases, even elderly patients may benefit from surgery and recover to an independent life.

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When you think about bed sores, you probably envision an elderly patient in the hospital who can barely even move.

However, even for elderly patients, those who received surgical treatment had significantly higher survival (22 months) compared to those who received only non-surgical treatment or no treatment at all (10.4 and 1.2 months, respectively).

Treatment and recovery of the elderly population is even more challenging for physicians and other caregivers because these patients are more likely to have other health issues that can complicate their recovery and rehabilitation.

But for a large portion of elderly patients with localized pancreatic cancer even chemotherapy and radiation therapy are not options.

It is generally accepted that elderly patients who suffer from an acute subdural hematoma should not be treated surgically, as few survive and even fewer recover to an independent life.

Engelen, M. P., Rutten, E. P., De Castro, C. L., Wouters, E. F., Schols, A. M., and Deutz, N. E. Supplementation of soy protein with branched - chain amino acids alters protein metabolism in healthy elderly and even more in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease.

CONCLUSIONS: Treatment of endemic goitre with iodine alone is efficacious even in middle - aged or elderly patients, toxic goitre having been excluded.

Kidney problems A study of elderly patients in Rotterdam in the Netherlands found that having weak kidneys, even without full - blown kidney disease, can put you at a significantly higher risk for heart attack.

«When I walk in and see them tied to an IV pole, snuggled under a child's arm during a blood draw or as they sleep, or see an elderly patient taking the dog everywhere through treatment, even one on the mammogram machine to get a gal through her first mammogram... there are just no words.

Skin conditions can be harmless to other pets and / or people in the home, but they may also be the result of infectious or ectoparasitic agents that may be contagious to other pets in the home or even people, especially the very young, the elderly, or immune suppressed people (such as cancer and HIV patients).

Some purchasers, in order to take advantage of the potentially large profits, have even actively sought to collude with uninsured elderly and terminally ill patients, and created policies that would have not otherwise been purchased.

The Even Briefer Assessment Scale for Depression in German was accurate for identifying depression in elderly patients

All patients (even some elderly people) accessed the session and paid with ease through Talkini billable videoconferencing (as they call it).