WOS

Permanent URI for this collectionhttps://hdl.handle.net/11443/932

Browse

Has files: YesSubject: search.filters.subject.elderly

Search Results

Now showing 1 - 2 of 2
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Adult Spinal Deformity Over 70 Years of Age: A 2-Year Follow-Up Study
    (INT SOC ADVANCEMENT SPINE SURGERY-ISASS, 2019-01-01) Karabulut, Cem; Ayhan, Selim; Yuksel, Selcen; Nabiyev, Vugar; Vila-Casademunt, Alba; Pellise, Ferran; Alanay, Ahmet; Sanchez Perez-Grueso, Francisco Javier; Kleinstuck, Frank; Obeid, Ibrahim; Acaroglu, Emre; Grp, European Spine Study
    Background: Treatment of adult spinal deformity (ASD) in elderly patients remains controversial. The aim of this study was to identify the factors leading to the surgical treatment by comparing the baseline characteristics of operative versus nonoperative patients, to evaluate the safety and efficacy of surgery, and to compare operative and nonoperative management of elderly ASD patients at the end of the 2-year follow-up period. Methods: Retrospective review of a multicenter, prospective ASD database was performed. Patients over 70 years of age with ASD who were scheduled to undergo surgical treatment and who were treated and/or followed without surgical intervention participated in the study. Demographic, clinical, surgical, and radiological characteristics and health-related quality-of-life (HRQOL) (Core Outcome Measures Index {[}COMI], Oswestry Disability Index {[}ODI], Short-Form-36 Mental Component Summary {[}SF-36 MCS], Short-Form-36 Physical Component Summary {[}SF36-PCS], and Scoliosis Research Society-22 {[}SRS-22]) parameters of such group of patients were evaluated pre-and posttreatment. Results: A total 90 patients (females: 71, males: 29
  • Thumbnail Image
    Item
    Skin Biopsy Results of Geriatric Patients Over a 5-year Period and the Frequency of Skin Diseases Before and After COVID-19 Pandemic
    (GALENOS PUBL HOUSE, 2022-01-01) Ozkaya, Dilek Biyik; Erfan, Gamze; Okuturlar, Yildiz; Tosuner, Zeynep; Demircioglu, Deniz; Timurkaynak, Ozgur
    Objective: The number of older adults has increased throughout the world. Aging affects all the organs and creates psychological, physiologic and anatomic changes. One of the most important organs of the human body is the skin, which shows the effects of aging the most. This study aims to determine whether age, gender, and season of biopsy play a significant role in skin biopsy results. Additionally, the study investigates whether the frequency of skin diseases differs before and after the coronavirus disease-2019 (COVID-19) pandemic. Methods: We conducted a retrospective study on the histopathology results of patients over 65 years old between June 2016 and September 2021. The histopathology results were obtained from the Acibadem Pathology Department. Results: Of the 677 patients, 310 (45.8\%) were male and 367 (54.2\%) were female. The most common disease in all patients were benign cutaneous neoplasms (23\%), followed by eczematous disease (18.5\%) and epithelial cutaneous cancers (16.8\%). We divided the results into 12 groups: group 1: Urticaria, erythema and purpuras, group 2: Papulosquamous and eczematous diseases, group 3: Infectious diseases, group 4: Rheumatologic diseases and alopecia, group 5: Benign cutaneous neoplasms, group 6: Precancerous lesions, group 7: Basal cell carcinoma, squamous cell carcinoma, group 8: Cutaneous metastasis and other skin cancers, group 9: Pigmentation disorders, group 10: Pschycology related dermatological disorders, group 11: Granulomatous dermatitis, group 12: Bullous dermatitis. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the most prevalent results were group 2 (21.3\%), followed by group 5 (20.4\%) and group 7 (16.7\%) whereas, after the COVID-19 pandemic, the most frequent results were group 5 (28.4\%) followed by group 7 (17.1\%), and group 6 (14.9\%). In terms of seasons, the most common diseases were group 5 (24.1\%) in winter, group 2 (21.6\%) in spring, group 5 (30.0\%) in summer, and group 2 (18.9\%) in autumn. Before the COVID-19 pandemic, the most common result was group 2 (21.3\%), followed by group 5 (20.4\%) and group 7 (16.7\%), and during the COVID-19 pandemic, the most common result was group 5 (28.4\%), followed by group 7 (17.1\%), group 6 (14.9\%). Conclusion: Many skin diseases affect the geriatric population. Geriatric patients face challenges such as multiple drug use, comorbidities, mobility problems and cognitive disorders. In our study, the most common diseases in all patients were benign cutaneous neoplasms (23\%), followed by eczematous diseases (18.5\%), and epithelial cutaneous cancers (16.8\%). Knowing about the frequency of skin diseases is critical for the early detection of precancerous and cancerous lesions.