Chief Complaints of Elderly Individuals on Presentation to Emergency Department: A Retrospective Analysis of South Korean National Data 2014
Asian Nursing Research
;
: 312-317, 2016.
Article
in English
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ABSTRACT
PURPOSE:
We aimed to assess the chief complaints (CCs) of elderly individuals on presentation to the emergency department (ED) according to gender, age, and disease-related and injury-related visits.METHODS:
The 2014 registry database of the National Emergency Department Information System in South Korea, which included data on 908,761 ED visits by individuals aged 65 years and over, was reviewed.RESULTS:
We found that 80.7% ED visits were related to disease, whereas the remaining visits were related to injury. The most common CCs presented by elderly male and female individuals with disease-related visits were dyspnea and dizziness, respectively. The 10 most common CCs accounted for 45.5% and 49.2% of the total disease-related visits for male and female individuals, respectively. The most common CC in male and female individuals with injury-related visits was headache and hip pain, respectively. The CC rank showed minimal variance among the different age groups, but a difference was observed between male and female individuals. The most common mechanism of injury in elderly male and female individuals was slipping, wherein females showed a higher occurrence rate than their male counterparts.CONCLUSIONS:
These findings can be used to establish an ED training curriculum for nursing students and ED nurses, particularly for ED triage in the elderly.
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Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Wounds and Injuries
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Patient Acceptance of Health Care
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Acute Disease
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Chronic Disease
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Retrospective Studies
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Triage
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Treatment Outcome
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Emergencies
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Emergency Service, Hospital
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Republic of Korea
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Aged
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Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Asian Nursing Research
Year:
2016
Type:
Article
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