OBJECTIVES To compare the effectiveness of acute geriatric unit care, based on all or part of the Acute Care for Elders (ACE) model and introduced in the acute phase of illness or injury, with that of usual care. DESIGN Systematic review and meta-analysis of 13 randomized controlled and quasi-experimental trials with parallel comparison groups retrieved from multiple sources. SETTING Acute ...

Novae and supernovae are among the most violent explosive events known in nature. They can arise in two ways: from single star evolution, as Type II supernovae; or from binary star evolution, as novae and Type Ia Supernovae. The possible evolutionary link between the two latter classes will be addressed, together with some major results from multiwavelength observations of SN 1987A and of recen...

Wireless networks are often modelled using geometric graphs. Using only local geometric information to compute a sequence of distributed forwarding decisions that send a message to its destination, routing algorithms can succeed on several common classes of geometric graphs. These graphs’ geometric properties provide navigational cues that allow routing to succeed using only limited local infor...

Background: Breast reconstruction by using the rectus abdominis muscle (transverse rectus abdominis myocutaneous, TRAM) flaps is a common procedure that has been per­ formed since the 1990s. Ipsilateral TRAM flaps were proven to be as safe as contralateral flaps for breast reconstruction. However, studies comparing the aesthetic outcomes of the two procedures are poorly described in the literat...

QUESTION What are the effects of additional exercise on hospital and patient outcomes for acutely-hospitalised older medical patients? DESIGN Controlled clinical trial. PARTICIPANTS 236 Patients aged 65 or older admitted to an acute care hospital with a medical illness between October 2002 and July 2003. INTERVENTION The experimental group received usual care plus an individually tailored...

Stroke is a leading cause of disability and death in Australia. There is a clear benefit in caring for stroke patients in stroke care units. Access to these centres is limited particularly in the rural setting. Certified stroke care units in the private health care setting are also unheard of. The superiority of these units is thought to be due to better adherence to processes of care (early ut...

Background Due to increasing life expectancy, the number of older patients harboring a meningioma is expected to increase. We determined whether preoperative variables and postoperative clinical outcome differ between younger and older adults. Methods Medical records of meningioma patients were retrospectively analyzed. Preoperative variables were age, gender, neurological symptoms, Karnofsky...