Prevalence of Presenting Diseases for Elderly Patients Admitted to Emergency Department

Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Status: Completed

Conditions: Geriatric Disorder

Treatments: Other: Elderly patients

Study type: Observational

Funder types: Other

Identifiers

NCT02734381

ADYU 5

Details and patient eligibility

About

The number of elderly patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) is dramatically increasing.

Full description

The number of elderly patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) is dramatically increasing. Most emergency physicians have not been trained in specific geriatric approaches, and many report being less comfortable when dealing with older patients. Aim of this study is the investigation the most common conditions affecting older patients in the ED.

Enrollment: 36,369 patients

Sex: All

Ages: 65 to 120 years old

Volunteers: No Healthy Volunteers

Inclusion criteria

• Elderly patients who visited the Emergency Department

Exclusion criteria

• Patients below 65 years of age
• Patients with missing data in medical records