Özet:

Elderly population, unlike other groups, requires not only medical, but also psychological, socioeconomic, environmental and family considerations. This age group has many factors on health status and functional capacity interacting with each other. In this study, the patients who admitted to the emergency department aged above and below 65 years also consulted to other departments were compared in terms of the reason for application, the time of application, the presence of chronic diseases, the number of consultations and the duration of their stay in our emergency department and the results. The aim of this study was to investigate emergency service applications of geriatric patients and to reveal the reflections of chronic diseases, retrospectively. In our study, it was found that geriatric patients in emergency department usually have multiple diseases and usually need more than one consultation. In addition, the duration of the patient’s stay in the emergency room and the rates of clinical admissions and intensive care units were higher. As for our country, the rates of use of health services are increasing parallel to the increase in age. The evaluation of these patients requires a multidisciplinary approach that differs from the younger group. Since this age group has more chronic diseases, it is recommended to give special training to hospital staff, to expand geriatric branch expertise, and to increase geriatric clinics in hospitals.

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