Use of Emergency Departments by the Elderly in Rural Areas

Patient characteristics associated with longer emergency department stay: a rapid review

“…Studies of condition-specific subpopulations tended not to show age effects (only one38 of nine studies 8 12 13 16 27 30 31 36 38) except among trauma patients (two of two studies) 7 25. Within the population of older adults (usually defined as 65+years), one study found an age gradient21 while two others did not 18 26…”

“…In general, older adults have longer LOS than younger adults (9 of 10 studies;6 11 14 15 18 20 21 22 24 1 study found no effect) 39. However, three studies that analysed admitted and non-admitted patients separately found that only in the latter group did older patients stay longer;6 17 20 age effects were also detected in two studies of non-admitted patients10 19 but only one of admitted patients 26.…”

Older adults in the emergency department: A systematic review of patterns of use, adverse outcomes, and effectiveness of interventions

“…These rates are between 2.5 and 4.6 times higher than the hospitalization rates for younger patients. 1,[6][7][8][9][10][11][12][13][14][15] Compared with their younger counterparts, older ED patients more often have a primary care physician (PCP) and are referred to the ED by their PCP. 1,14,[17][18][19] They also tions.…”

“…30,34,35,[38][39][40] Poor general health, comorbidity, polypharmacy, and certain diagnoses (ie, cardiovascular disorders, diabetes, cognitive impairment, have a higher proportion of urgent visits, 1,6,7,[10][11][12]14,15,20 and their length of ED stay is longer, requiring more staff time and resources. 1,7,8,10,12,15,20,21 When admitted, older emergency patients are more likely to require an ICU bed. 7,11,12 Their problems are more often of a medical nature, as opposed to surgical and psychiatric conditions.…”

Infection Diseases in Geriatric Patients Who Admitted to Emergency Department

“…Çok merkezli yapılan bir çalışma-da acil servis başvurularının %15'inin yaşlı hasta grubu olduğu bildirilmiştir [6]. Yaşlı hastaların daha çok gündüz saatlerinde ve hafta sonların-da acil servis başvurusu yaptıkları bildirilmiştir [7,8]. Bizim çalış-mamızda da başvuru günleri arasında istatistiksel olarak anlamlı fark bulunmamış, hastaların 1552'si (%50.4) özellikle sabah 08.00-16.00 saatlerinde servisimize başvurmuştur.…”