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| Nele Van den NoortgateSummaryAffiliation: Ghent University Country: Belgium Publications
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Renal function in the oldest-old on an acute geriatric wardN J Van den Noortgate
University Hospital Ghent, Department of Internal Medicine, Belgium
Int Urol Nephrol 32:531-7. 2001..Evaluation of renal function and relation to risk factors for renal failure in very old patients admitted to an acute geriatric ward...
Serum cystatin C concentration compared with other markers of glomerular filtration rate in the old oldNele J Van Den Noortgate
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Gerontology and Geriatrics, University Hospital Ghent, Belgium
J Am Geriatr Soc 50:1278-82. 2002..To assess serum cystatin C, compared with other markers of renal function, as a marker of renal function in the old old (aged 85 and older)...
Outcome in a post-cardiac surgery population with acute renal failure requiring dialysis: does age make a difference?Nele Van den Noortgate
Division of Geriatric Medicine, Department of Internal Medicine, University Hospital Gent, Belgium
Nephrol Dial Transplant 18:732-6. 2003..The aim of our study was to evaluate the influence of age on and the risk factors for in-hospital mortality...
The role of ultrasonography in the assessment of renal function in the elderlyNele Van den Noortgate
Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatric Medicine, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
J Nephrol 16:658-62. 2003..This study evaluated a possible correlation between renal function and kidney size measured by ultrasonography (US), and whether the latter helps estimate GFR in the elderly...
Epidemiology and outcome of nosocomial bloodstream infection in elderly critically ill patients: a comparison between middle-aged, old, and very old patientsStijn Blot
General Internal Medicine and Infectious Diseases, Ghent University Hospital, Ghent, Belgium
Crit Care Med 37:1634-41. 2009..We investigated the epidemiology of nosocomial bloodstream infection in elderly intensive care unit (ICU) patients...
Reevaluation of formulas for predicting creatinine clearance in adults and children, using compensated creatinine methodsBirgitte Wuyts
Department of Clinical Chemistry, Ghent University Hospital, De Pintelaan 185, B9000 Gent, Belgium
Clin Chem 49:1011-4. 2003
The Physical Performance Test as a predictor of frequent fallers: a prospective community-based cohort studyKim Delbaere
Department of Rehabilitation Sciences and Physiotherapy, Faculty of Medicine and Health Sciences, Ghent University, Belgium
Clin Rehabil 20:83-90. 2006..To construct a risk model in order to identify elderly individuals at risk of frequent falling...
Nurses' involvement in 'do not resuscitate' decisions on acute elder care wardsCindy De Gendt
End of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
J Adv Nurs 57:404-9. 2007..This paper reports the involvement of nurses in 'do not resuscitate' decision-making on acute elder care wards and their adherence to such decisions in the case of an actual cardiopulmonary arrest...
Prevalence of patients with do-not-resuscitate status on acute geriatric wards in Flanders, BelgiumCindy De Gendt
End of Life Care Research Group, Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
J Gerontol A Biol Sci Med Sci 62:395-9. 2007..This study aims to investigate the prevalence of patients with do-not-resuscitate (DNR) status on acute geriatric wards and the characteristics of the preceding decision-making process...
