EPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER STUDY

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dc.contributor.authorErgin, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorKaramercan, Mehmet Akif
dc.contributor.authorAyranci, Mehmet
dc.contributor.authorYavuz, Yucel
dc.contributor.authorYavasi, Ozcan
dc.contributor.authorSerinken, Mustafa
dc.contributor.authorAcar, Tarik
dc.date.accessioned2024-04-24T17:49:59Z
dc.date.available2024-04-24T17:49:59Z
dc.date.issued2015
dc.departmentDicle Üniversitesien_US
dc.description.abstractIntroduction: The increasing proportion of elderly individuals in the population due to increased life expectancy has necessitated greater provision of health care. Here we aimed to determine patient characteristics, reasons for referral, and outcomes of emergency department visits and hospitalization in patients aged ? 65 years with referrals to emergency departments. Materials and Method: This prospective, multicenter observational study was conducted over one week at the emergency departments of 13 Turkey hospitals. All patients aged ? 65 years who were referred to emergency departments with acute medical or surgical issues during the study period were included. Patients aged <65 years or those referred for trauma were excluded. Results: In total, 1299 patients with a mean age of 74.8 +/- 7.3 years were included. Of these, 51.9% (n=674) were aged 65-74 years, 67.5% (n=877) were discharged from the hospital, and 5.8% (n=75) died during admission. The most frequently diagnosed disorders in the emergency departments were cardiovascular, gastrointestinal, and pulmonary diseases. A significant difference in age was observed between the survival and non-survival groups (p=0.001), with no significant differences in gender distribution (p=0.259), length of stay in intensive care units (p=0.605), or length of stay in hospital (p=0.055). Conclusion: With an increased proportion of elderly individuals in the general population, the number of elderly patients referred to emergency departments continues to increase. This study presents the demographic features and clinical course of elderly patients referred to study centers.en_US
dc.identifier.endpage265en_US
dc.identifier.issn1304-2947
dc.identifier.issn1307-9948
dc.identifier.issue4en_US
dc.identifier.startpage259en_US
dc.identifier.urihttps://hdl.handle.net/11468/23137
dc.identifier.volume18en_US
dc.identifier.wosWOS:000372191400002
dc.identifier.wosqualityQ4
dc.indekslendigikaynakWeb of Science
dc.language.isoenen_US
dc.publisherGunes Kitabevi Ltd Stien_US
dc.relation.ispartofTurkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi
dc.relation.publicationcategoryMakale - Uluslararası Hakemli Dergi - Kurum Öğretim Elemanıen_US
dc.rightsinfo:eu-repo/semantics/closedAccessen_US
dc.subjectElderlyen_US
dc.subjectGeriatric Assessmenten_US
dc.subjectDemographyen_US
dc.subjectEmergency Treatmenten_US
dc.titleEPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER STUDYen_US
dc.titleEPIDEMIOLOGICAL CHARACTERISTICS OF GERIATRIC PATIENTS IN EMERGENCY DEPARTMENTS: RESULTS OF A MULTICENTER STUDY
dc.typeArticleen_US

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