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Objective To observe the prevalence of cancer-associated anemia and its effect on elderly patients with advanced cancer.Methods Functional Assessment of Cancer Therapy-Anemia Version 4 (FACT-An) was used to investigate the quality of life (QOL) of 86 elderly patients with advanced cancer.The patients were divided into anemia group and non-anemia group.The influence factors for QOL of the elderly patients with advanced cancer were examined,and a multivariate regression was used.Results The prevalence of cancer-associated anemia in elderly patients with advanced cancer was 61.63 ％ (53/86).The scores in physical well-being (16.03±4.14 vs 12.47±4.68,P =0.001),emotional well-being (11.30±3.98 vs 9.45±4.04,P =0.041),functional well-being (13.61±3.74 vs 10.30±4.02,P ＜ 0.001),additional concerns (57.39±7.28 vs 40.06±10.45,P ＜ 0.001) and FACT-An (111.70±13.19 vs 84.34±18.95,P ＜ 0.001) of the non-anemia group were all significantly higher than those of the anemia group.The multivariate regression analysis results indicated that hemoglobin (P ＜ 0.001),comorbidities (P =0.002),performance status (P =0.018),age (P =0.030) were the influence factors for QOL of elderly patients with advanced cancer.Conclusion The morbidity of anemia in elderly patients is increased and it affects the QOL of senior patients with advanced cancer.
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Objective To investigate related factors of gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly advanced cancer hospice inpatients , in order to facilitate better control. Methods A retrospective investigation of the clinical data of the elderly advanced cancer hospice inpatients was done , 85 cases with gastrointestinal bleeding (experimentalgroup) were compared with 294 cases with non-gastrointestinal bleeding cases (control group). Results Multivariate logistic stepwise regression analysis showed:HP infection [odds ratios (OR) = 3.241,95% confidence interval (CI) 1.792~5.863], non-steroidal anti-inflammatory drugs (OR=3.080,95%CI 1.725~5.497), long-term heart and lung disease (OR=2.323,95%CI 1.315~4.105), stress (OR=1.858,95%CI 1.054 ~ 3.274), albumin (OR =0.760,95%CI 0.679~0.851), enteral nutrition (OR=0.499,95%CI 0.679~0.851) on gastrointestinal bleeding in elderly advanced cancer hospice inpatients were significant (P<0.05). Conclusions We should strengthen the surveillance of elderly advanced cancer hospice inpatients with gastrointestinal bleeding , to improve the quality of life,and according to the risk factors,the early diagnosis and treatment must be regarded.
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OBJECTIVE To investigate the risk factors of nosocomial infection in elderly lung cancer inpatients, to determine reasonable protective and therapeutic measures. METHODS Sixty-eight nosocomial infection cases and 215 non-nosocomial infection cases in elderly lung cancer inpatients were analyzed retrospectively. RESULTS The data of the TNM stage (?2=14.883,P=0.001), pathologic type (?2=34.217,P=0.000) and pathogenic site (?2=15.288,P=0.000) showed significant differences. By Logistic regression analysis, ECOG, antimicrobial treatment, hospitalization and hypoproteinemia showed significant differences(P
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Objective To evaluate the value of CT scan in patients with obstructive sleep apnea syndrome (OSAS) pre and post surgical operations.Methods 36 patients with OSAS and 50 normal adults were included in this study .The patients were divided into two typesaccording to the location of stricture site .The upper airway from roof of nasopharynx to glottis was evaluated using a Siemens Somatom Spiral Scanner and divided into upper pharyngeal and lower pharyngeal. The cross sectional area of two planes were measured and calculated. Meanwhile, The surgical effect of two types were compared by the pharyngeal area and AHI, SaO2 pre and post operations.Results Ⅰ type:The area of upper pharyngeal expanded (P0.05).AHI from 52.7 to 37.2 and SaO2 from 59.8% to 68%(P