Frailty is a new concept in rheumatology that can help identify people more likely to have less favorable outcomes. Sarcopenia and inflammaging can be rega
Update on the clinical use of trabecular bone score (TBS) in the management of osteoporosis: results of an expert group meeting organized by the European Society for Clinical and Economic Aspects of Osteoporosis, Osteoarthritis and Musculoskeletal Diseases (ESCEO), and the International Osteoporosis ...
R21. Pharmacologic therapy is strongly recommended for patients with a T-score of − 2.5 or lower in the spine, femoral neck, total hip, or 1/3 radius (Grade A; BEL 1). R22. Pharmacologic therapy is strongly recommended for patients with a T-score between − 1.0 and − 2.5 if ...
We investigated the agreement between the G8 score and clinical judgment in frailty assessments, determined the impact of a life-expectancy calculator, and explored patient and caregiver preferences towards the treatment goal. Methods Patients aged 鈮 75 years in need of new oncological treatment were...
To compare the ability of the WATCH-DM risk score to predict 1-year mortality with other HF risk scores, we calculated the Meta-Analysis Global Group in Chronic Heart Failure (MAGGIC) risk score21 and the mortality risk using the Barcelona Bio-Heart Failure Risk (BCN Bio-HF) calculator22....
The ‘Nottingham Prognostic Index’ (NPI) [6] was first developed to provide a prognostic score considering lymph node stage, tumor size and pathological grade in breast cancer. NPI was later implemented into a web-based calculator [61] to provide 1 to 5-year overall survival and annual perce...
For the purposes of FRAX calculations, the BMD T-scores in men are calculated based on the female reference database [25] (Grade B recommendation). When FRAX is calculated on densitometers, this is done automatically. When entering data manually to the FRAX calculator, the absolute value of ...
SCORE, which estimates the 10 year risk of fatal CVD, is recommended for risk assessment and can assist in making logical management decisions and may help to avoid both under- and overtreatment. Validated local risk estimation systems are useful alternatives to SCORE. ...
While no difference in infection rate and LOS was found for patients with Nutrition Risk Score of 3 and 4 for patients with and without preoperative nutritional support, of 120 patients with nutritional risk screening (NRS) score of at least 5 those with preoperative nutrition had significantly ...
Schmucker AM, Hupert N, Mandl LA. The impact of frailty on short-term outcomes after elective hip and knee arthroplasty in older adults: a systematic review. Geriatr Orthop Surg Rehabil. 2019;10:2151459319835109. ArticlePubMedPubMed CentralGoogle Scholar ...