Geriatric medicine as a speciality is just evolving in Africa. There is scanty data on the
mortality and associated factors among elderly patients admitted to the hospital medical …

Methods: A Community based cross sectional study was conducted in rural field practice
area of Katihar medical college. A total 450 elderly persons residing in the field practice area …

Background There has been an increase in the number of individuals aged≥ 60 years in
Tanzania and in sub Saharan Africa in general due to improved survival. However, data is …

Background Given the higher incidence of emergency conditions in older inhabitants, the
global increase in aged population will pose a challenge for emergency services. In this …

BACKGROUND: The Emergency Department (ED) is a common route to hospitalization for
critically ill and older adults. Older patients are admitted to hospital at a higher rate and have …

Aim To examine discharges of octogenarians, nonagenarians and centenarians from
Portuguese public hospitals, namely admission type, principal diagnoses, comorbidities and …

Objectives Aging is not just a consequence of wear-and-tear, but it is the inappropriate
regenerative mechanism of the stem cells. Aging is directly proportional to increase in health …

Elderly population is hospitalized more frequently than young people, and they suffer from
more severe diseases that are difficult to diagnose and treat. The present study aimed to …

Older patients in the emergency department (ED) are a vulnerable population who are at a
higher risk of functional decline and hospital reattendance subsequent to an ED visit, and …

The first presentation of elderly people in the emergency department (ED) is commonly
nonspecific and atypical, often in the form of geriatric syndromes, ie falls, immobility …