Prevalence of acute diseases in the elderly assisted in emergency department of orthopedics

OBJECTIVE: To make an analysis of the care of elderly in an Emergency Department of Orthopedics with the primary objective to know the percentage of elderly treated, their conditions of origin and level of accidental conditions, and examine possible comorbidities, evolution and mortality rate.METHODS: Retrospective observational epidemiological study based on survey records of a tertiary hospital during one year (January to December 2006)RESULTS: In the year 2006 (January to December) 12,916 calls to patients older than 60 were performed.CONCLUSION: Massive attendance of the elderly population...

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