Background: This study was done to find out geriatric morbidity pattern in a tertiary care
hospital in the hilly state of Sikkim. Methods: The study was conducted in Central Referral …

Older adults represent one third of emergency department (ED) visits. Chronic diseases,
polypharmacy, or functional dependency are common in older patients presenting higher …

Methods: A cross sectional study was conducted in 6 Primary Health Centers (PHCs) in
India among elderly persons who were 60 years and above. One PHC which was selected …

Background The aim of this study was to understand the differences in demographic data
and emergency department (ED) diagnosis between different age groups of patients …

Objective The primary aim of this European prospective study was to determine the
epidemiologic characteristics of elderly patients presenting to EDs across Europe. Our …

Emergency department (ED) usage by older adults tends to be a major health issue due to
increase in aging population and their health fragility. Currently, there is no study comparing …

Background: there is a lack of outcome information with respect to older health service
users. The purpose of this study was to examine 30-day in-hospital mortality and its …

Many older people who are admitted to hospital come via the emergency department which
is a key interface in the health and social care system where older people with crises can be …

The elderly are increasingly been hospitalised into medical wards in Nigeria and little
information is currently available on this group of patients. The objective of this study was to …

Study objective We examine functional profiles and presence of geriatric syndromes among
older patients attending 13 emergency departments (EDs) in 7 nations. Methods This was a …