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Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients

Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients

28 Nov 2022 bởiChristina Lau

In advanced dementia patients with feeding problems, careful hand feeding (CHF) is associated with a 40 percent lower risk of pneumonia and similar 1-year survival rate vs nasogastric tube feeding (NGF), a retrospective cohort study in Hong Kong has shown.

Careful hand feeding reduces pneumonia risk vs nasogastric tube feeding in advanced dementia patients

28 Nov 2022
Alprazolam safe, effective for controlling seizures

Alprazolam safe, effective for controlling seizures

26 Nov 2022
Elevated blood pressure a red flag for stroke, bleeding in seniors with nonvalvular AF

Elevated blood pressure a red flag for stroke, bleeding in seniors with nonvalvular AF

16 Nov 2022

A systolic blood pressure (BP) of at least 145 mm Hg appears to be a strong predictor of stroke, stroke/systemic embolic events (SEE), major bleeding, and intracranial haemorrhage (ICH) in older patients with nonvalvular atrial fibrillation (AF), according to a study.

Elevated blood pressure a red flag for stroke, bleeding in seniors with nonvalvular AF

16 Nov 2022