Trends of chronic illness in emergency department admissions among elderly adults in a tertiary hospital over ten years.

ABSTRACT:

Background

This study aimed to determine to what extent an aging population and shift to chronic illness has contributed to emergency admissions at a tertiary care hospital over ten years.

Methods

This was a retrospective observational study performed using a database of all emergency admissions from the Emergency Department (ED) at a single tertiary hospital in Singapore during a ten-year period (January 1st, 2008 to December 31st, 2017). Emergency admissions were defined as ED visits with inpatient admission as the disposition. This study analyzed the trends of demographics, pre-existing comorbidities, chronic conditions or ambulatory care sensitive conditions (ACSC) of all patients who underwent emergency admissions in Singapore General Hospital.

Results

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SUBMITTER: Hu Z 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8645127 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature