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  How hospital geriatric care is changing during COVID-19 pandemic: drawbacks and possible solutions

  Liliana Mazza, Daniela Pinto, Pietro Calogero

  25-05-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9043

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  Implementation of the SELFY-MPI in five European countries: a multicenter international feasibility study

  Sabrina Zora, Katerin Leslie Quispe Guerrero, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Ferri, An L.D. Boone, Marta Pisano Gonzalez, Yves-Marie Pers, Hein Raat, Graham Baker, Alberto Cella, Alberto Pilotto

  02-12-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8502

  1570

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  Chances and challenges of comprehensive geriatric assessment training for healthcare providers

  Maria Cristina Polidori, Regina Elisabeth Roller-Wirnsberger

  14-12-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7853

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  Proarrhythmia assessment in treatment with hydroxychloroquine and azithromycin hospitalized elderly COVID-19 patients - our experience

  Raffaele Costa, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Torchia, Carmen Ruberto, Viviana Vespertini, Lucio Cosco, Giovanni Ruotolo

  18-06-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9536

  751

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  Severe hypercalcemia in elderly patient with asymptomatic pulmonary tuberculosis: a case report

  Manoela Barros, Sarah Francisco, Julia Vieira, Rafael Costa, Luciene Motta, Cristiano Barros, Decio Sesquim, Alessandra Tieppo, Caroline Pupim, Renato Lirio Morelato

  20-03-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10812

  650

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  Multidimensional and nutritional evaluation in post-acute long-term care setting

  Antonio Uneddu, Mauro Sotgia, Valentina Spissu, Marta Manzocco, Alessandra Filippi

  27-09-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6644

  1182

  Downloads: 767

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• Hepatocellular carcinoma management in older adults and its relation with frailty

  Gianluca Messina, Vincenzo Ostilio Palmieri

  13-02-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13157

  1671

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  Different diagnostic strategies for different settings

  Ferdinando Petrazzuoli

  25-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9538

  1075

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  Oncoplastic surgery in elderly patients with breast cancer: overtreatment or a goal worth pursuing?

  Stefano Chiodi, Ugo Catrambone, Giuseppe Verrina, Andrea Decensi, Pamela Guglielmini, Marco Filauro

  20-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5776

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• Glioblastoma cancer: comparing the effectiveness of 3D conformal radiation therapy and volumetric modulated radiotherapy - an artificial intelligence-based survival prediction

  Roberto Siciliano, Carlo Capalbo, Mario Leporace, Maria Chiara Angiocchi, Ilaria Bonetti, Angelo Andrea Chirillo, Filippo Luca Fimognari, Marcello Maggiolini

  14-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.14114

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• Enteral nutrition for elderly patients in intensive care unit settings

  Simone Dini, Mariagiovanna Cozza, Aurora Vitali, Francesca Flavia Rossi, Virginia Boccardi, Vincenzo Gianturco, Giulia Musatti

  09-05-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.11712

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  Frailty and risk of mortality and hospitalization in nursing home residents affected by COVID-19

  Nicola Veronese, Vanni Stangherlin, Paola Mantoan, Marco Chiavalin, Florina Tudor, Gianfranco Pozzobon

  23-02-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9635

  4548

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• 19 | Pilot project of medication review and deprescribing dedicated to the care of elderly patients on polypharmacy who access in the emergency department for acute kidney injury and hydro-electrolyte imbalances. G. Coniglio, A. Panico, F. Liccardi | AORN Antonio Cardarelli, Napoli.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15770

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• 04 | Prevalence of dementia in a geriatric ward through the years S.M. Atzori¹, P. Masia¹, F. Melis¹, A. Davoli¹, M.L. Cappai¹, P. Tedde¹, M. Sara¹, C. Budroni¹, R. Castelli², P. Tilocca¹ | ¹Azienda Ospedaliero Universitaria Sassari; ²Università Degli Studi di Sassari.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15755

  73

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  Welcome to Geriatric Care

  Alberto Pilotto

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5635

  1901

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  To translate pharmacogenetics in geriatrics: towards a personalized medicine

  Davide Seripa, Giulia Paroni, Michele Lauriola, Antonio Greco

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5461

  2217

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  The role of comprehensive geriatric assessment in older patients affected by knee osteoarthritis: a systematic review

  Nicola Veronese, Anna Fazzari, Maela Caudal, Maria Cristina Polidori, Eva Topinkova, Francesco Mattace Raso, Marina Barbagelata, Mario Barbagallo, Alberto Pilotto

  30-12-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.11049

  1022

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• 06 | Predictive factors of prolonged hospital stay in an acute geriatric ward C. Candela¹, M. Matacena¹, M. Proni², P. Forti², F. Maioli¹ | ¹Ospedale Maggiore, UOC Rete Geriatrica Integrata Ospedale Territorio, Bologna; ²IRCSS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria, Bologna.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15757

  63

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• 64 | Delirium day: awareness campaign for the diagnosis of delirium and the use of diagnostic tools C. Vedele, E. Magnolfi, R. Dusi, A. De Marchi, V. De Sando, C. Bendini, F. Pallotti, G. Gallo, L. Spessotti, M. Macchiarulo | Geriatric Acute Care, Orthogeriatric Unit and Center for Diagnosis of Cognitive Disorders and Dementia, Policlinico Sant'Orsola IRCCS, Bologna.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15815

  27

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  Challenges in the performance of real-life studies in older patients: focus on long-term care facilities

  Johanna Marietta Christiansen, Anna Maria Meyer, Lena Pickert, Roman Pfister, Maria Cristina Polidori

  24-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10384

  761

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  COVID-19 and renal disease in elderly patients

  Giuseppe Coppolino, Pierangela Presta, Ramona Nicotera, Giordano Placida, Caterina Vita, Nazareno Carullo, Michele Andreucci, Davide Bolignano, Alberto Castagna, Giovanni Ruotolo

  27-04-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9029

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  Pattern of morbidity among elders attending general practice: health needs assessment of geriatric patients in Oman

  Shaikh Muhammad Naeem, Firdous Jahan, Muhammad Asadullah Siddiqui, Muhammad Moazzam Khan

  28-11-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7774

  1582

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  Interest in hearing loss in geriatric medicine: a survey of members of the Societa' Italiana Geriatria Ospedale e Territorio (SIGOT)

  Andrea Fabbo, Nicola Veronese, Elisabetta Genovese, Patrizia Mecocci, Alberto Cella, Carlo Custodero, Vittorio Ferrero, Francesco Saverio Ragusa, Alberto Pilotto

  31-03-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10455

  651

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  COVID-19: when, along with aging, sex matters

  Virginia Boccardi, Patrizia Mecocci

  18-12-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9421

  702

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  High-flow nasal oxygen therapy in acute respiratory failure

  Raffaele Scala

  16-10-2018

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2018.7799

  1425

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• A case report of extranodal diffuse large B-cell lymphoma involving upper limb soft tissue in a patient with rheumatoid arthritis on immunosuppressive therapy

  Saverio Antonio Ciampi, Cosimo Petrelli

  25-03-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.11541

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  Pulmonary embolism in old age: usefulness of risk stratification in clinical decision-making

  Carlo Bova, Vitaliano Spagnuolo, Alfonso Noto

  06-10-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6080

  1950

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  The effect of erythropoietin on calcium levels during hypoxia reoxygenation injury in rats

  Constantinos Tsompos, Constantinos Panoulis, Konstantinos Toutouzas, Aggeliki Triantafyllou, George Zografos, Apostolos Papalois

  14-04-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.5722

  2284

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  Importance of quality of life in people with dementia treated with enteral nutrition: the role of the nurse

  Nicola Veronese, Serena Minto, Ornella Bonso, Andrea Merlo

  30-07-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8253

  2084

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• Palliative geriatrics and dementia: key issues and challenges

  Mariagiovanna Cozza, Joanna Polom, Annalisa Paglia, Simone Dini, Filippo Luca Fimognari, Virginia Boccardi

  15-10-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13984

  529

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• 34 | Evaluation of clinical outcome using the multidimensional prognostic index, in a cohort of geriatric patients hospitalized for respiratory failure G. Giuliano¹, G. Pieroni² | ¹UOC Geriatria, Presidio Ospedaliero Madonna delle Grazie di Matera; ²UOC Geriatria, AOR San Carlo di Potenza.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15785

  42

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  Reactive systemic vasculitis in the course of a coronavirus OC43 infection: a case report

  Benjamin Jacquet, Vito Curiale, Hélène Mangeard, Émilie Ferrer, Sylvie Chaillou

  08-05-2023

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2023.11295

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  The impact of COVID-19 first wave on long term care facilities of an Italian Province: an historical reference

  Andrea Tramarin , Nicola Gennaro, Giancarlo Dal Grande, Luciana Bragagnolo, Maria Rosa Carta, Davide Giavarina, Michela Pascarella, Mario Rassu, Antonio Matteazzi, Giampaolo Stopazzolo

  24-03-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.9654

  3095

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  Chronic care model and cost reduction in initial health: a new approach for satisfaction and improvement of chronicity

  Stefano Marcelli, Chiara Gatti, Renato Rocchi, Silvano Troiani, Sandro Di Tuccio, Cinzia Giuli, Demetrio Postacchini, Adoriano Santarelli

  16-10-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.7066

  2995

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  Lower urinary tract symptoms and benign prostatic hyperplasia and their impact on quality of life

  Antonio Carbone, Massimo Errico, Giuseppe M. Ludovico, Andrea Fuschi, Sebastiano Spatafora

  24-11-2015

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2015.5603

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  Linagliptin is associated to increased treatment adherence and satisfaction in elderly outpatients with diabetes and advanced chronic kidney disease

  Franco Gregorio, Eleonora Guerrini, Daniele Gregorio, Giorgio Montecchiani

  10-11-2016

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2016.6220

  1842

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  Toxic epidermic necrolysis by allopurinol: a case report

  Rosa Paola Cerra, Alberto Castagna, Laura Greco, Rosaria Anna Galea, Maria Lucia Citraro, Carmen Ruberto, Giuseppe Coppolino, Giovanni Ruotolo

  18-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.7958

  1315

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• An uncommon orthogeriatric syndrome: a case of Ogilvie’s syndrome

  Elisa Salsano, Oriana Rossi, Cecilia Rispoli, Marta Zuccarino, Lucio D’Avanzo, Luigi Esposito, Federico Ruggiero, Maria Rosaria Fiorentino, Giovanni Carifi, Nicola Vargas

  15-07-2024

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2024.12685

  716

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• The role of geriatric multidimensional assessment in elderly patients with severe aortic stenosis and candidates for transcatheter aortic valve implantation

  Rosa Stranieri, Anna Belfiore

  01-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13768

  759

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  Anticoagulation therapy in the elderly with non-valvular atrial fibrillation: a double-edged sword

  Francesco Vetta, Gabriella Locorotondo, Giampaolo Vetta

  18-07-2017

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2017.6371

  2472

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• 59 | Service charter - local palliative care network ASL Roma 3 R.M. Scoyni, M. Napoleoni, D. Sgroi, S. De Santis | ASL Roma 3.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15810

  45

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  Aging changes complexity of heart rate dynamics assessed by entropy and Lyapunov exponent analysis

  Roberto Siciliano, Giuseppe Agapito, Sarah Siciliano, Filippo Luca Fimognari

  17-04-2019

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2019.8038

  1285

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• 30 | Impact of pharmacist–clinician collaboration on polypharmacy optimization in frail older patients: preliminary results A. Franceschin¹, P. Singh², G. Annessi¹, G. Lacerenza¹, G. Formoso³, E.L.C.M. Bassi², L. Franchi¹ | ¹Unità Internistica Multidisciplinare ad indirizzo Geriatrico Riabilitativo, Ospedale San Sebastiano di Correggio (RE); ²Unità Farmaceutica Ospedale San Sebastiano di Correggio (RE); ³Struttura Complessa di Farmacoepidemiologia, Azienda USL di Reggio Emilia e Centro Regionale Farmacovigilanza, Regione Emilia Romagna.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15781

  40

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• 66 | The role of the social worker in the emergency department: the Sant’Orsola experience in optimizing patient care pathways G. Vivarelli, F. Imola, G. Orio, A. Miucci, E. Gelmi, L. Mummolo, S. Natali, D. Pinto, P. Calogero | IRCCS Azienda Ospedaliero-Universitaria di Bologna.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15817

  28

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  The use of e-Health and digital technologies in the Italian geriatric practice: a survey of the Italian Geriatric Society (SIGOT)

  Alberto Cella, Erica Volta, Jacopo Demurtas, Renato Zaccaria, Moira Ceci, Andrea Pilotto, Virginia Boccardi, Alberto Castagna, Carlo Custodero, Francesco Vetta, Marina Barbagelata, Nicola Veronese, Alberto Pilotto

  21-12-2021

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2021.10301

  2121

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• Unraveling Parkinson’s disease: from dopaminergic dysfunction to novel therapeutic targets

  Kuntal Godde, Shubhangi P. Raut, Rishikesh Rokde, Lalit Zatke

  02-09-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13936

  400

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• 31 | Phenotypes of extreme longevity: clinical and functional profile in a cohort of hospitalized centenarians U.G. Galasso¹, A. Cavalli², E. Del Giudice², M. Ceci², G. Desideri³, L. Palleschi² | ¹Unit of Geriatrics, Dipartimento Medico, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni-Addolorata, Rome - Geriatrics, School of Medicine and Surgery, “La Sapienza” University of Rome; ²Unit of Geriatrics, Dipartimento Medico, Azienda Ospedaliera S. Giovanni-Addolorata, Rome; ³Department of Clinical, Internal Medicine, Anesthesiologic and Cardiovascular Sciences, Geriatric Unit, Sapienza University of Rome.

  Segreteria SIGOT

  11-06-2026

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2026.15782

  40

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  Lupus anticoagulant in an elderly woman with dementia: a clinical case report with many questions and few answers

  Mauro Turrin, Alessandro Attanasio, Ivano Castellaro

  22-09-2022

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2022.10571

  809

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• A network meta-analysis of anorexia treatments in disease and old age: pharmacogenomics, the gut-brain axis and artificial neural nets. Where are we?

  Sofia Korsavva, Filimena Borisova Valkova, Ignacio Calderon Perez

  31-07-2025

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2025.13659

  827

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  COVID-19: measures to protect older adults from SARS-CoV-2 infection

  Israel Oluwasegun Ayenigbara, Olawale Akanbi Moronkola

  27-08-2020

  https://doi.org/10.4081/gc.2020.9045

  1842

  Downloads: 678

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