Do higher Charlson Comorbidity Index scores influence Functional Independence Measure score gains in older rehabilitation patients?
The Charlson age-comorbidity index was not a prognostic marker for FIM gain. Age and comorbidity alone are not barriers to the rehabilitation of older patients.
These data suggest that Cox-2 is downregulated in epithelial cells of nasal polyps. Cox-1 and 2 are present in high concentrations in ductal structures of mucosal glands. The significance of these findings has to be discussed with regard to the regulatory function of Cox-2 in eicosanoid release and the role of the latter in the immunology and pathophysiology of nasal polyps.