The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department
Yıl: 2009 Cilt: 9 Sayı: 2 Sayfa Aralığı: 73 - 77 Metin Dili: Türkçe İndeks Tarihi: 29-07-2022
The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department
Öz: Amaç: Geriatrik hastaların acil servise başvuru nedenleri ve sonuçları değerlendirildi.Gereç ve Yöntem: 1 Ocak 2008 - 1 Temmuz 2008 tarihleri arasında acil servise gelen 65 yaş ve üzerindeki hastalarçalışmamıza dahil edildi. Geriatri hastaları 65-74, 75-84, 85 yaş ve üstü olarak gruplandırıldı. Hastaların yaş, cinsi- yet, ilk ve asıl şikayet, sonucu değerlendirildi.Bulgular: Toplam 2046 geriatri hastası değerlendirildi. Hastaların %70,8’i taburcu edildi. En sık şikayetler düşme,göğüs ağrısı, nefes darlığı, kronik ekstremite ağrısı, karın ağrısı ve ateş yüksekliği olarak bulundu. En sık yatş yapı- lan servisler kardiyoloji (%7), nöroloji (%4,2), genel cerrahi (%3,2), göğüs hastalıkları (%2,4) idi. Sonuç: Geriatri hastasının acil serviste şikayetnde yaş ve cinsiyet etkili faktörlerdir. Çalışılan gruplarda ileri geriat- ri hastalarının özellikleri farklı idi.
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Geriatri hastasının acil serviste şikayet ve sonuçlandırılışı
Öz: Objectve: The aim of this study was to evaluate the the rato and outcome of geriatric patents in EmergencyDepartment.Methods: This retrospectve study was performed by including the geriatric patents presentng to our emergencydepartment between January 1 and July 1, 2008. The patents were grouped as 65-74, 75-84, 85 years old andolder. Age, sex, the primary and chief complaint, outcome of patent management were evaluated.Results: There were a total of 2046 geriatric patents. 70.8% of patents were discharged. The most common com- plaints were falls, chest pain, dyspnea, chronic extremity pain, abdominal pain and fever. The most common admis- sion services were cardiology (7%), neurology (4.2%), general surgery (3.2%) and chest diseases (2.4%).Conclusions: Age and sex were efectve factors in complaints of geriatric patents in Emergency Department. Thepropertes of older geriatrics were diferent in studied groups.
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Belge Türü: Makale Makale Türü: Araştırma Makalesi Erişim Türü: Erişime Açık
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| APA | GÜLALP B, ALDİNÇ H, KARAGÜN Ö, ÇETİNEL Y, BENLİ S (2009). The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. , 73 - 77. |
| Chicago | GÜLALP Betül,ALDİNÇ Hasan,KARAGÜN Özlem,ÇETİNEL Yasemin,BENLİ Sibel The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. (2009): 73 - 77. |
| MLA | GÜLALP Betül,ALDİNÇ Hasan,KARAGÜN Özlem,ÇETİNEL Yasemin,BENLİ Sibel The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. , 2009, ss.73 - 77. |
| AMA | GÜLALP B,ALDİNÇ H,KARAGÜN Ö,ÇETİNEL Y,BENLİ S The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. . 2009; 73 - 77. |
| Vancouver | GÜLALP B,ALDİNÇ H,KARAGÜN Ö,ÇETİNEL Y,BENLİ S The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. . 2009; 73 - 77. |
| IEEE | GÜLALP B,ALDİNÇ H,KARAGÜN Ö,ÇETİNEL Y,BENLİ S "The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department." , ss.73 - 77, 2009. |
| ISNAD | GÜLALP, Betül vd. "The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department". (2009), 73-77. |
| APA | GÜLALP B, ALDİNÇ H, KARAGÜN Ö, ÇETİNEL Y, BENLİ S (2009). The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, 9(2), 73 - 77. |
| Chicago | GÜLALP Betül,ALDİNÇ Hasan,KARAGÜN Özlem,ÇETİNEL Yasemin,BENLİ Sibel The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi 9, no.2 (2009): 73 - 77. |
| MLA | GÜLALP Betül,ALDİNÇ Hasan,KARAGÜN Özlem,ÇETİNEL Yasemin,BENLİ Sibel The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, vol.9, no.2, 2009, ss.73 - 77. |
| AMA | GÜLALP B,ALDİNÇ H,KARAGÜN Ö,ÇETİNEL Y,BENLİ S The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi. 2009; 9(2): 73 - 77. |
| Vancouver | GÜLALP B,ALDİNÇ H,KARAGÜN Ö,ÇETİNEL Y,BENLİ S The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department. Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi. 2009; 9(2): 73 - 77. |
| IEEE | GÜLALP B,ALDİNÇ H,KARAGÜN Ö,ÇETİNEL Y,BENLİ S "The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department." Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi, 9, ss.73 - 77, 2009. |
| ISNAD | GÜLALP, Betül vd. "The complaint and outcome of geriatric patient in emergency department". Türkiye Acil Tıp Dergisi 9/2 (2009), 73-77. |
