TY  - JOUR
TI  - Factors Associated with Mortality in Geriatric Patients Presenting to the Emergency Department After Falls
AB  - 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.
AU  - timur, ozge
AU  - Sevinc, Can
AU  - Karaşahin, Ömer
AU  - AKGOL GUR, Sultan Tuna
AU  - KARAMAN, Eda URAL
AU  - URVASIZOĞLU, Taha Burak
AU  - Serin, Bilge Nur
DO  - 10.4274/ejgg.galenos.2021.2021-4-1
PY  - 2021
JO  - European journal of geriatrics and gerontology (Online)
VL  - 3
IS  - 3
SN  - 2687-2625
SP  - 171
EP  - 176
DB  - TRDizin
UR  - http://search/yayin/detay/482984
ER  -