Background: Cardiovascular disease management in older adults is complicated by geriatric syndromes. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA)—a multidisciplinary evaluation of functional, cognitive, ...

A nurse-led comprehensive geriatric assessment in the emergency department (ED) reduced hospital admissions by 11.6% for older adults, without extending ED stays or boosting return visits, a recent ...

An emergency department modified comprehensive geriatric assessment was associated reduced risk for hospital admissions among older patients. HealthDay News — A comprehensive assessment of older ...

aDepartment of General Medical Oncology, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium bDepartment of Geriatric Medicine, University Hospitals Leuven, Leuven, Belgium cDepartment of Public Health and ...

A free tool aims to increase oncologists’ use of formal geriatric assessments (GAs) in older patients with cancer. Such assessments seek to measure factors beyond age that can affect a patient’s risk ...

Early geriatric assessments in older adults with hip fractures are strongly associated with improved recovery, reduced hospital stays, and lower complication rates, according to a new systematic ...

As Lyle and Erik Menendez continue to push for freedom, a Los Angeles judge will decide whether to include a report, which evaluates how much danger the brothers may pose to the public, in court ...

Frailty predicts adverse outcomes in bladder cancer (BC). Current guidelines endorse completion of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessments (CGAs) in older adults prior to treatment election to objectively ...

Objectives To compile and compare the Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) models that exist worldwide and their applicability in primary healthcare (PHC). Introduction The world’s population is ...

Geriatric assessment tools, including CGA, offer superior prognostic value over traditional performance measures in older DLBCL patients. Comprehensive geriatric assessments reveal frailty levels, ...