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EVALUATION OF ADMISSION CAUSES AND MORTALITY RATES OF 65 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER PATIENTS ADMITTED FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT

ACİL SERVİSTEN YOĞUN BAKIM ÜNİTESİNE KABUL EDİLEN 65 YAŞ VE ÜZERİ HASTALARIN KABUL NEDENLERİ VE MORTALİTE DEĞERLERİNİN DEĞERLENDİRİLMESİ

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515–521
Publication Date
2022-11-05
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Takingall of this into account, identifying admission causes and mortality rates of elderly patients willprovide guidance for the approach used for their diagnosis and treatment and for determiningmedical policies.

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Objective & Hypothesis:Introduction: With increasing life expectancy, admission of elderly patients to intensivecare units is increasing.
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Key Findings & Data:We aimed to determine profiles, admission causes and mortality ratesof elderly patients who were admitted from the emergency department to the intensive careunit.
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Conclusion & Impact:Takingall of this into account, identifying admission causes and mortality rates of elderly patients willprovide guidance for the approach used for their diagnosis and treatment and for determiningmedical policies.
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Introduction: With increasing life expectancy, admission of elderly patients to intensivecare units is increasing. We aimed to determine profiles, admission causes and mortality ratesof elderly patients who were admitted from the emergency department to the intensive careunit. Because the cost of intensive care hospitalisation is high, this data may be importantwhen determining elderly patients health policies.Materials and Method: This retrospective study included elderly patients who wereadmitted from the emergency department to the intensive care unit. The patients’ age, sex,chronic illnesses, date of admission, admission causes and mortality rates were recorded.Results: The mean age of the elderly patients was 76.19 years, 53.4% of the patients weremales, and 70.3% of the total patients had ≥1 chronic diseases. The most frequent chronicdisease was hypertension. The most common cause of admission was cardiovascular disease.The frequency of myocardial infarction was equally high in male and female patients. Theywere mostly admitted to the coronary intensive care unit. Intensive care unit admissions weremostly noted during winter. The mortality rate was 14.75%.Conclusion: With the increasing population of elderly people because of increased lifeexpectancy, the admission of elderly patients to the intensive care units is gradually increasing.The intensive care unit hospitalisation cost and mortality rate of elderly patients’ is high. Takingall of this into account, identifying admission causes and mortality rates of elderly patients willprovide guidance for the approach used for their diagnosis and treatment and for determiningmedical policies.

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Giriş: Yaşın ilerlemesi ile birlikte, yoğun bakım ünitelerine yaşlı hastaların kabulü de artmaktadır. Bu çalışmada, acil servisten yoğun bakım ünitelerine kabul edilen yaşlı hastaların profilleri, başvuru nedenleri ve mortalite oranlarının belirlenmesi amaçlanmıştır. Yoğun bakım yatışların maliyetlerinin yüksek olduğunu dikkate alındığında, bu verilerin yaşlı hastaların sağlık politakasını belirlemede önemli olabileceğini düşünmekteyiz. Gereç ve Yöntem: Bu retrospektif çalışma, acil servisten yoğun bakım ünitelerine kabul edilen yaşlı hastalarda yapıldı. Hastaların yaşı, cinsiyeti, kronik hastalıkları, başvuru tarihleri, ve mortalite oranları kaydedildi. Bulgular: Yaşlı hastaların yaş ortalaması 76.19 yıldı ve %53.4’ü erkekti. Bunların %70.3’ünde bir veya daha fazla kronik hastalık vardı. En sık görülen kronik hastalık hipertansiyondu. En sık başvuru nedeni kardiyovasküler hastalıklardı. Myokardiyal infaktüs sıklığı hem erkek hem de kadın hastalarda yüksekti. Hastalar sıklıkla koroner yoğun bakım ünitesine kabul edildi. Yoğun bakım ünitesine başvuru sıklıkla kış aylarındaydı. Mortalite oranı %14.75’di. Sonuç: Yaşlı nüfusun artışı ile birlikte, yaşlı hastaların yoğun bakım ünitelerini kullanım oranı her geçen gün artmaktadır. Yaşlı hastaların yoğun bakım maliyetleri ve mortalite oranları çok daha yüksektir. Tüm bunlar dikkate alındığında, yaşlı hastaların yoğun bakım ünitesine kabul nedenleri ve mortalite oranlarının belirlenmesi, bu hastaların tanı ve tedavi yaklaşımlarına ve sağlık politikalarının belirlenmesine rehberlik sağlayacaktır.

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CERİT, G. N., KARAVELİ, A., ÖZYURT, E. (2022). EVALUATION OF ADMISSION CAUSES AND MORTALITY RATES OF 65 YEARS OF AGE AND OLDER PATIENTS ADMITTED FROM THE EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT TO THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT. Türk Geriatri Dergisi, Cilt: 21 - Sayı: 4, 515–521. https://ajindex.com/articles/623674

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