Prevalence of Presenting Diseases for Elderly Patients Admitted to Emergency Department

NCT ID: NCT02734381

Last Updated: 2016-04-13

Study Results

Results pending

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Basic Information

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Recruitment Status

COMPLETED

Total Enrollment

36369 participants

Study Classification

OBSERVATIONAL

Study Start Date

2015-10-31

Study Completion Date

2016-04-30

Brief Summary

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

Detailed Description

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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

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Geriatric Disorder

Study Design

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Observational Model Type

COHORT

Study Time Perspective

RETROSPECTIVE

Interventions

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Elderly patients

Elderly patients who visited the Emergency Department

Intervention Type OTHER

Eligibility Criteria

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Inclusion Criteria

* Elderly patients who visited the Emergency Department

Exclusion Criteria

* Patients below 65 years of age
* Patients with missing data in medical records
Minimum Eligible Age

65 Years

Maximum Eligible Age

120 Years

Eligible Sex

ALL

Accepts Healthy Volunteers

No

Sponsors

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Adiyaman University Research Hospital

OTHER

Sponsor Role lead

Responsible Party

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Umut Gulacti

Principal Investigator

Responsibility Role PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Principal Investigators

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Umut Gulacti

Role: PRINCIPAL_INVESTIGATOR

Adiyaman University of Medical Faculty

Locations

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Adiyaman University Research Hospital

Adıyaman, Central, Turkey (Türkiye)

Site Status

Countries

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Turkey (Türkiye)

References

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Geurts J, Palatnick W, Strome T, Sutherland KA, Weldon E. Frequent users of an inner-city emergency department. CJEM. 2012 Sep;14(5):306-13. doi: 10.2310/8000.2012.120670.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 22967698 (View on PubMed)

Samaras N, Chevalley T, Samaras D, Gold G. Older patients in the emergency department: a review. Ann Emerg Med. 2010 Sep;56(3):261-9. doi: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2010.04.015.

Reference Type BACKGROUND
PMID: 20619500 (View on PubMed)

Other Identifiers

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ADYU 5

Identifier Type: -

Identifier Source: org_study_id

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