Background: Geriatric population in rural Nigeria is often challenged by emergency health
conditions that predispose them to higher risk of disability and mortality. Objective: This …

Context: Rapid population ageing is a demographic reality in most countries of the world.
Old age is associated with changes which may culminate in health problems, necessitating …

Geriatric injuries pose a major challenge to surgeons and general practitioners practicing in
developing countries. The objective of this study was to determine the prevalence, injury …

Background. Geriatric medicine is an evolving specialty in Africa, and little is known about
mortality among older patients admitted to medical wards. Objectives. To determine mortality …

Background: Old age is one of the factors associated with increased risk of dying when
admitted to hospital. Therefore, aim of this study was to examine causes and pattern of death …

Background Older people face the biggest challenges in the overburdened healthcare
services in Nigeria especially when hospitalized. There is no reliable data on the predictors …

Profile of Geriatric Patients Attending the Emergency Department of a Tertiary Care Hospital in
Karachi: A Cross-Sectional Study Page 1 Review began 01/17/2022 Review ended 01/27/2022 …

Objective: Older patients are rapidly increasing in the emergency department in low-middle-
income countries and have poor outcomes. The present study aimed to find the spectrum of …

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 …

Background: Currently, in developing countries, there is a paradigm shift in the mortality
patterns from communicable to non‑communicable diseases. Objective: This study is aimed …