Utilization of the emergency department by older residents in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia

Autor:	Philip Poi Jun Hua, Mohd Amin Mohd Mokhtar, Chin Ai Vyrn, Noran Naqiah Hairi, Shahrul Bahiyah Kamaruzzaman, Mohd Idzwan Zakaria, Tan Maw Pin
Rok vydání:	2014
Předmět:	Pediatrics medicine.medical_specialty education.field_of_study Population ageing Kuala lumpur business.industry Population Emergency department Disease Logistic regression Older patients Health care Emergency medicine medicine business education
Zdroj:	Geriatrics & Gerontology International. 15:944-950
ISSN:	1444-1586
DOI:	10.1111/ggi.12369
Popis:	Aim To determine the pattern of utilization of emergency department (ED) services by older patients in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia, compared with younger patients in the same setting. Methods The sociodemographics, clinical characteristics and resource utilization of consecutive patients attending the adult ED at the University Malaya Medical Center were recorded during a typical week. Results A total of 1649 patients were included in the study; 422/1649 (25.6%) were aged ≥60 years and 1077 (74.4%) were aged
Databáze:	OpenAIRE
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