Demographic Characteristics of Syrian Patients Having Died in Hospital

Autor: Fatih Cakmak, Banu Karakus Yilmaz
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2017
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Zdroj: Bagcilar Medical Bulletin, Vol 2, Iss 1, Pp 9-12 (2017)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2547-9431
DOI: 10.5350/BMB20170118045833
Popis: Objective: Our study aims at reviewing the demographic characteristics of Syrian patients who presented to a state hospital in Sanliurfa, where the largest immigrant camp is located, and subsequently died.Material and Methods: Syrian patients who died after presenting to a state hospital in Sanliurfa between 2011-2015 were retrospectively analyzed. Patients’ age, gender, trauma status, reasons of death, and place of death (inside or outside the hospital) were examined in detail.Results: The study included a total of 1866 Syrian citizens who after being admitted to hospital were declared dead at the state hospital in Sanliurfa between 2011 and 2015. Of the patients, 43.7% (n=816) were female. The mean age of the patients was 61.16 ± 23.6 years (%95 CI: 60.08 - 62.23). Comparing the patients according to reasons of their death, while the groups varied depending on age, gender and traumatic injury (p
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