The characteristics of geriatric patients managed within the resuscitation unit of a district-level emergency centre in Cape Town.

ABSTRACT:

Introduction

The world's population is aging and this trend is also seen in South Africa. This increase will invariably affect acute care services. The geriatric population attending emergency centres have not been described in the South African setting. The objective was to describe the characteristics of geriatric patients presenting to the resuscitation unit of a district-level hospital in Cape Town.

Methods

All patients (≥65 years) managed within the resuscitation unit of Khayelitsha Hospital over an 8-month period (01 January-30 August 2018) were retrospective analysed. Data were collected from the Khayelitsha Hospital Emergency Centre database and by means of a retrospective chart review. Summary statistics are presented of all variables.

Results

A total of 225

SUBMITTER: Simakoloyi N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8761600 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature