… in elderly patients with cognitive impairment. There was no differ ence in the amount of
fluid administered or in biochemical indices between patients ran domized to iv or sc fluids. It …

… with intravenous fluids in elderly patients with cognitive impairment have reported a marked
reduction in agitation in confused patients receiving subcutaneous fluids (37% vs. 80% in …

… to investigate the effectiveness of subcutaneous infusion (Hypodermoclysis) in geriatric …
Subcutaneous fluids in elderly hospital patients with cognitive impairment. Gerontology …

… cancer patients, although others (n = 6) were conducted in long-stay units with a population
of people with cognitive impairments or other chronic conditions associated with ageing (O'…

… O'Keeffe and Lavan randomized 60 elderly patients with cognitive impairment who required
parenteral fluids to receive either intravenous or subcutaneous fluids (3). There was no …

… ] also carried out a RCT of subcutaneous fluids in elderly hospital patients in Britain. In this …
cognitively impaired patients admitted to an acute geriatric unit who required parenteral fluids …

… of fluid infused 24, 30, 31 was higher among patients treated with IV hydration (SMD =
0.62; 95% CI = 0.24–1.01; P = .002). Agitation among patients with cognitive impairment was …

… cognitive impairment, and below 12 as severe cognitive … To improve absorption of the
subcutaneous fluid into the … in the cognitively impaired or mentally frail elderly patient, and to …

… O’Keeffe et al16 studied elderly hospitalized patients with cognitive impairment who … with
subcutaneous group. One patient in the IV group was switched to subcutaneous fluids after 24 …

… However, in certain circumstances, such as the presence of cognitive disorders, swallowing
… in geriatric hospitals, and subcutaneous fluid therapy was compared to IV fluid therapy (…