Tag: elderly patients
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Geriatric Head and Neck Trauma: German Centre 2018–2024
Background Geriatric head and neck trauma represents a growing clinical challenge in modern healthcare systems. In Germany, with a rapidly aging population, the burden on high-level trauma centres has risen as more older patients sustain injuries from low-energy falls, motor vehicle incidents, and other mechanisms. This article synthesizes an 8-year experience at a German highest-level…
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Continuous Intravenous Lidocaine for Postoperative Analgesia in Elderly Laparoscopic Colorectal Surgery
Overview Managing postoperative pain in elderly patients after laparoscopic colorectal surgery is crucial for recovery, mobility, and reducing complications. Recent clinical interest has focused on continuous intravenous (IV) lidocaine infusion as a multimodal analgesic strategy. This article summarizes how CI lidocaine may influence analgesic outcomes in older adults undergoing minimally invasive colorectal procedures, including potential…
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Male nurse charged with raping two elderly women at Greenslopes hospital
Update on the Greenslopes hospital case A 41-year-old male nurse has been charged in connection with the alleged rapes of two elderly women at Greenslopes Private Hospital in Brisbane’s southern suburbs. Police say the alleged offences occurred in 2020; authorities have not released all details of the incidents, but investigations led to charges that have…