因跌倒在急诊室就诊的老年患者的特征。
Characteristics of elderly patients attended in an emergency room due to falls.
作者信息
Tiensoli Sabrina Daros, Santos Merielle Lúcia Dos, Moreira Alexandra Dias, Corrêa Allana Dos Reis, Gomes Flávia Sampaio Latini
机构信息
Universidade Federal de Minas Gerais (UFMG), Escola de Enfermagem, Programa de Pós-Graduação. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
Hospital Risoleta Tolentino Neves (HRTN), Programa de Residência Integrada Multiprofissional em Saúde. Belo Horizonte, Minas Gerais, Brasil.
出版信息
Rev Gaucha Enferm. 2019 Aug 5;40:e20180285. doi: 10.1590/1983-1447.2019.20180285.
OBJECTIVE
To describe the characteristics of elderly patients attended in a teaching hospital emergency room due to falls.
METHOD
Descriptive, quantitative, cross-sectional study performed at a hospital emergency room. The data was collected in November 2017, considering the medical records of 1.460 elderly patients, with a registry related to fall as the main complain. A descriptive analysis of the data was performed.
RESULTS
The main results show that most elders were female (66.92%), older than 80 years old (27.27%), single (41.37%), and hypertensive (78.79%). Falls from ground level comprised 88.56% and their main consequence was trauma (55.65%). 66.30% were discharged after consultation.
CONCLUSION
The characteristics of the elderly were: female, age above 80 years old, single, and hypertensive. The most frequent type of fall was from ground level, traumas were the main consequences and the discharge after consulting the most common outcome.
目的
描述因跌倒而在一家教学医院急诊室就诊的老年患者的特征。
方法
在一家医院急诊室进行描述性、定量、横断面研究。数据于2017年11月收集，考虑了1460例以跌倒为主要主诉的老年患者的病历。对数据进行了描述性分析。
结果
主要结果显示，大多数老年人为女性（66.92%），年龄超过80岁（27.27%），单身（41.37%），患有高血压（78.79%）。从地面跌倒的占88.56%，其主要后果是创伤（55.65%）。66.30%的患者经会诊后出院。
结论
老年人的特征为：女性、80岁以上、单身且患有高血压。最常见的跌倒类型是从地面跌倒，创伤是主要后果，经会诊后出院是最常见的结局。
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