NCT02734381

Prevalence of Presenting Diseases for Elderly Patients Admitted to Emergency Department

• Status: Completed
• Phase: —
• Study type: Observational
• Enrollment: 36,369 (actual)
• Sponsor: Adiyaman University Research Hospital · Academic / Other
• Sex: All
• Age: 65 Years – 120 Years
• Healthy volunteers: Not accepted

Summary

The number of elderly patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) is dramatically increasing.

Detailed description

The number of elderly patients admitted to the Emergency Department (ED) is dramatically increasing. Most emergency physicians have not been trained in specific geriatric approaches, and many report being less comfortable when dealing with older patients. Aim of this study is the investigation the most common conditions affecting older patients in the ED.

Conditions

• Geriatric Disorder

Interventions

Type	Name	Description
OTHER	Elderly patients	Elderly patients who visited the Emergency Department

Timeline

• Start date: 2015-10-01
• Primary completion: 2016-01-01
• Completion: 2016-04-01
• First posted: 2016-04-12
• Last updated: 2016-04-13

Locations

1 site across 1 country: Turkey (Türkiye)