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JAMDA
June 1, 2018

Editorial Board

JAMDA
June 1, 2018

Frailty Defined by FRAIL Scale as a Predictor of Mortality: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis

JAMDA
June 1, 2018
To conduct a systematic review of the literature on prospective cohort studies examining mortality risk according to frailty defined by FRAIL scale, and to perform a meta-analysis to synthesize the pooled risk estimates.

Early Identification and Management of Sepsis in Nursing Facilities: Challenges and Opportunities

JAMDA
June 1, 2018
In this issue of JAMDA, Sloane and collaborators share the results of a retrospective study among 236 patients in 31 nursing facilities (NFs) that examines signs and symptoms prior to a hospitalization related to sepsis.1 The authors compared the...

June 1, 2018

Weekly Roundup
June 1, 2018
MEMBERS ONLY CONTENT Login or Join It really is no surprise that Society member Dheeraj Mahajan, MD, FACP, CMD, is a 2018 Choosing Wisely® Champion. He has long been committed to quality improvement and seeking opportunities to maximizing care for...

Resident Survival Low After Cardiac Arrest in Nursing Homes

Caring for the Ages
June 1, 2018
At 30 days, survival after out-of-hospital cardiac arrest (OHCA) was 1.7% among nursing home residents, although those who received resuscitation efforts had an increased likelihood of survival, according to the results of a Danish study.

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