Risk Factors and Preventive Measures of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

Sep 7, 2017 by in ENDOCRINOLOGY Comments Off on Risk Factors and Preventive Measures of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome

© Springer International Publishing AG 2017Ri-Cheng Chian, Geeta Nargund and Jack Y. J. Huang (eds.)Development of In Vitro Maturation for Human Oocytes10.1007/978-3-319-53454-1_10 10. Risk Factors and Preventive Measures of Ovarian Hyperstimulation Syndrome Byung-Chul Jee1   (1) Department of…

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Vascular Surgery

Aug 25, 2017 by in GERIATRICS Comments Off on Vascular Surgery

Time Cumulative mortality risk % Symptomatic Asymptomatic 1 year 10 6.2 2 year 18.8 13.1 3 year 27.1 19.8 4 year 36.3 27.9 Data from Jalbert JJ, Nguyen LL, Gerhard-Herman…

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Geriatric Orthopedic Surgery

Aug 25, 2017 by in GERIATRICS Comments Off on Geriatric Orthopedic Surgery

Fig. 15.1 Careful surgical positioning of the elderly patient is essential. (a) A patient with an ankle fracture is positioned with padding and safety straps. (b) Ecchymotic skin is frequently…

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Kidney Disease

Aug 25, 2017 by in GERIATRICS Comments Off on Kidney Disease

Cause Common causes in older adults:  Hypertension  Diabetes mellitus  Renal vascular disease  Chronic urinary obstruction  Systemic vasculitis  Multiple myeloma  Glomerulonephritis  Nephrotic syndrome  Multifactorial etiology (e.g., renal vascular disease with chronic…

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Geriatric Trauma and Emergency General Surgery

Aug 25, 2017 by in GERIATRICS Comments Off on Geriatric Trauma and Emergency General Surgery

Fifteen-variable trauma-specific frailty index Comorbidities Cancer history Yes (1) No (0) PCI (0.5) Coronary heart disease MI (1) CABG (0.75)   Medication (0.25) None (0)  Dementia Severe (1) Moderate (0.5) Mild…

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