Factors Associated with Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Falls

timur, ozge; Sevinc, Can; Karaşahin, Ömer; AKGOL GUR, Sultan Tuna; KARAMAN, Eda URAL; URVASIZOĞLU, Taha Burak; Serin, Bilge Nur

doi:10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2021.2021-4-1

Factors Associated with Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Falls

Özge TİMUR, (Atatürk University Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Division of Geriatrics, Erzurum, Turkey)

Ömer KARAŞAHİN, (Erzurum Regional Training and Research Hospital, Clinic of Infectious Diseases, Erzurum, Turkey)

Eda URAL KARAMAN, (Atatürk University Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey)

Bilge Nur SERİN, (Atatürk University Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey)

Taha Burak URVASIZOĞLU, (Atatürk University Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey)

Sultan Tuna AKGÖL GÜR, (Atatürk University Hospital, Clinic of Department of Emergency Medicine, Erzurum, Turkey)

Can SEVİNÇ (Atatürk University Hospital, Clinic of Internal Medicine, Division of Nephrology, Erzurum, Turkey)

European journal of geriatrics and gerontology (Online)

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Yıl: 2021 Cilt: 3 Sayı: 3 Sayfa Aralığı: 171 - 176 Metin Dili: İngilizce DOI: 10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2021.2021-4-1 İndeks Tarihi: 19-01-2022

Factors Associated with Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Falls

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Objective: Few studies have investigated the impact of falls on mortality in older patients presenting to the emergency departments in our country. Thus, this study aimed to investigate the prognostic factors in geriatric patients with falls and identify the variables associated with repeated falls and mortality in the first 2 months after the fall. Materials and Methods: The study included patients over 65 years of age who presented to the emergency department of our university due to falls between January and December 2019. Results: A total of 170 patients were included in this study, with a mean age of 77.98±8.23 years (median 78 years, range 65-99 years), and 87 (51.2%) were male. Albumin level of <3.53 mg/dL was associated with an 8.066-fold higher risk of post-fall mortality [95% confidence interval (CI) 1.585-41.062, p=0.012], whereas hemoglobin level of <11.55 g/dL was associated with a 5.488-fold higher risk (95% CI 1.078-27.931, p=0.040). Conclusion: Among older adults who presented to the emergency department after falls, those with anemia and hypoalbuminemia at the time of admission had higher mortality. These two conditions were found to be independent risk factors for mortality. Thus, priority triage is recommended for these patients.

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APA	timur o, Karaşahin Ö, KARAMAN E, Serin B, URVASIZOĞLU T, AKGOL GUR S, Sevinc C (2021). Factors Associated with Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Falls. , 171 - 176. 10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2021.2021-4-1
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APA	timur o, Karaşahin Ö, KARAMAN E, Serin B, URVASIZOĞLU T, AKGOL GUR S, Sevinc C (2021). Factors Associated with Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Falls. European journal of geriatrics and gerontology (Online), 3(3), 171 - 176. 10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2021.2021-4-1
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