Abstract Background/Purpose Morbidity patterns vary for different age groups. As people
grow older, chronic noncommunicable diseases become prominent causes of diseases. Our …

Visits by older people to the Emergency Department (ED) have increased in recent decades
with higher revisiting and admission rates after discharge, particularly for those with frailties …

Background: There is a rapid expansion of geriatric age group due to increased longevity &
so the morbidities among them, Morbidity pattern in geriatric age group need to be studied …

ABSTRACT Aims of the Study: To study the profile of medical disorders in the elderly
persons who attended the medical outpatients department in a tertiary care hospital …

Objectives Globally, the average age of the population is increasing. Patients aged> 65
years attending hospital emergency departments (EDs) differ from younger patients; in …

Amaç: Bu çalışmada, acil servise başvuran geriatrik hastaların demografik ve klinik
özelliklerinin ortaya konulması amaçlanmıştır. Yöntem ve Gereç: Ocak 2004-Aralık 2004 …

Background: The geriatric population is more prone for injuries with complications due to
their associated comorbidities. This study was done to understand the mode, severity, and …

Background: Considering the increase in the population of elderly persons as a result of
increase in the life expectancy owing to the advancements in the field of medical science …

Background India has seen rapid demographic transition for last few years with almost
tripling of population over the age of 60yrs (ie the elderly)(1). Life expectancy at birth in 1990 …

Introduction: With increasing life expectancy, admission of elderly patients to intensive care
units is increasing. We aimed to determine profiles, admission causes and mortality rates of …