A5000786173- Nutrition and Health in Aging
- Body Composition Measurement Techniques
- Frailty in Older Adults
- Hypertrophic osteoarthropathy and related conditions
- Infectious Aortic and Vascular Conditions
- Trauma and Emergency Care Studies
- Hip and Femur Fractures
- Pneumothorax, Barotrauma, Emphysema
- Nutritional Studies and Diet
- Abdominal vascular conditions and treatments
- Cerebral Palsy and Movement Disorders
- Autoimmune and Inflammatory Disorders
- Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation
- Disaster Response and Management
Logan Hospital
2024
Griffith University
2024
University of Birmingham
2021-2024
Resuscitation Council
2021
Sarcopenia is a clinical manifestation of adverse ageing, characterised by progressive loss muscle mass and function. Diagnosis requires assessment quantity quality; ultrasound represents an emerging tool for this. However, may be impacted fluid balance. This particularly important when assessing acute sarcopenia in hospitalised patients, where disturbance often occurs. The primary aim this study was to characterise the impact status on assessment, such that accounted diagnostics.
Aim Acute sarcopenia is defined by the development of incident (low muscle quantity/quality and function) within 6 months a stressor event. However, outcome measures for clinical trials have not been validated. This study aimed to characterize changes in quantity, quality, strength, physical function during after hospitalization. Methods Patients aged ≥70 years admitted elective colorectal surgery, emergency abdominal surgery or acute infections were recruited from single university...
A man in his 60s attended emergency for acute-onset abdominal pain and haematemesis. Requiring resuscitation, a CT abdomen/pelvis revealed primary aortoenteric fistula actively bleeding into the duodenum. His background included previous severe Q-fever infection heavy smoking history. Despite attempts at resuscitation an emergent surgical attempt haemostasis, patient did not survive massive gastrointestinal haemorrhage.Even less cases, management of fistulas is tricky. Blood cultures...
Background: Dynamic changes in sarcopenia status following stressor events are defined as acute sarcopenia; it is currently unknown how to stratify risk.Methods: Prospective observational study involving elective colorectal surgery, emergency abdominal and medical patients with infections aged ≥70 years-old.Handgrip strength, muscle quantity (ultrasound Bilateral Anterior Thigh Thickness, BATT, Bioelectrical Impedance Analysis), quality (rectus femoris echogenicity) were measured...
This exploratory study aimed to assess associations of baseline nutritional status and in-hospital step count with muscle quantity, quality, function. Seventy-nine participants aged ≥70 years (mean age 79.1 years, 44.3% female) were recruited (elective colorectal surgery, emergency abdominal general medical patients infections). Baseline nutrition (Mini Nutritional Assessment) (Fitbit Inspire devices) assessed. Ultrasound quadriceps, bioelectrical impedance analysis, physical function...