Older adult falls in emergency medicine, 2023 update

KN Shankar, A Li - Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2023 - geriatric.theclinics.com
Of 4 older adults, 1 will fall each year in the United States. Based on 2020 data from the
Centers of Disease Control, about 36 million older adults fall each year, resulting in 32,000 …

Uncovering sarcopenia and frailty in older adults by using muscle ultrasound—A narrative review

T Prell, A Grimm, H Axer - Frontiers in Medicine, 2024 - frontiersin.org
Muscle ultrasound is a valuable non-invasive and cost-effective method in assessing muscle
mass and structure, both of which are significant indicators for the development of …

Role of muscle ultrasound for the study of frailty in elderly patients with diabetes: a pilot study

A Simó-Servat, E Guevara, V Perea, N Alonso… - Biology, 2023 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary It is well known that diabetes and sarcopenia are risk factors for
developing frailty. The latest consensus on the management of older people with diabetes …

A protocol to determine the acceptability and feasibility of a pilot intervention emergency department virtual observation unit fall prevention program

AE Jones, M Kennedy, EM Hayden, K Ouchi… - Pilot and feasibility …, 2024 - Springer
Background As a third of all community dwellers aged 65+ fall each year, falls are common
reasons for older adults to present to an Emergency Department (ED). Although EDs should …

A new possible marker: can pennation angle defined by ultrasound predict the frailty?

B Yurumez, Y Metin, V Atmis, M Karadavut, S Ari… - Aging Clinical and …, 2024 - Springer
Background Frailty indicates older people who are vulnerable to stressors. The relation
between ultrasonographic parameters of muscle and frailty among older people has yet to …

[HTML][HTML] Development of Continuous Assessment of Muscle Quality and Frailty in Older Patients Using Multiparametric Combinations of Ultrasound and Blood …

N Virto, X Río, G Angulo-Garay… - JMIR Research …, 2024 - researchprotocols.org
Background Frailty resulting from the loss of muscle quality can potentially be delayed
through early detection and physical exercise interventions. There is a demand for cost …

Prolonged hospitalization and 1-year mortality are associated with sarcopenia and malnutrition in older patients with type 2 diabetes: A prospective cohort study

MV Beretta, TP de Paula, T da Costa Rodrigues… - Diabetes Research and …, 2024 - Elsevier
Aim To assess the relationship of the presence of sarcopenia and malnutrition with
unfavorable clinical outcomes: prolonged length of hospital stay (LOS), readmission, and …

Correlation of ultrasound measurement of limb muscle thickness and echo intensity with frailty assessment in elderly patients undergoing malignancies surgery

C Xin, M Ma, Q Wang, T Li, Q Sun, M Jiang, J Du, Z Li… - Heliyon, 2024 - cell.com
Introduction It remains controversial which frailty score correlates with adverse outcomes.
Instead of these subjective and time consuming scores, we studied whether ultrasound …

Muscle architecture and subcutaneous fat measurements of rectus femoris and vastus lateralis at optimal length aided by a novel ultrasound transducer attachment

BD Bulbrook, JN Chopp-Hurley… - Physiotherapy …, 2023 - utpjournals.press
Purpose: This cross-sectional study determines the sensitivity of muscle architecture and fat
measurements of the rectus femoris (RF) and vastus lateralis (VL) muscles from ultrasound …

Association of sonographic sarcopenia and falls in older adults presenting to the emergency department

T Wongtangman, P Thatphet, H Shokoohi… - Journal of clinical …, 2023 - mdpi.com
Background and Objective: To determine the association between point-of-care-
ultrasonography (POCUS)-measured sarcopenia and grip strength, as well as the history of …