{"title":"DIAGNOSIS AND MORTALITY OUTCOMES OF THREE DIFFERENT GERIATRIC AGE GROUPS IN THE INTENSIVE CARE UNIT: 10-YEAR RETROSPECTIVE ANALYSIS","authors":"Ö. Görgülü, M. Koşar","doi":"10.31086/tjgeri.2020.139","DOIUrl":null,"url":null,"abstract":"Introduction: In addition to bringing many physiological changes with it, aging is a period in which morbidity and mortality rates increase due to the increase in the incidence of chronic diseases and malignant diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of conditions requiring intensive care and the mortality incidence based on geriatric age groups followed-up in the intensive care unit.","PeriodicalId":51196,"journal":{"name":"Turkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi","volume":null,"pages":null},"PeriodicalIF":0.4000,"publicationDate":"2020-03-24","publicationTypes":"Journal Article","fieldsOfStudy":null,"isOpenAccess":false,"openAccessPdf":"","citationCount":"2","resultStr":null,"platform":"Semanticscholar","paperid":null,"PeriodicalName":"Turkish Journal of Geriatrics-Turk Geriatri Dergisi","FirstCategoryId":"3","ListUrlMain":"https://doi.org/10.31086/tjgeri.2020.139","RegionNum":4,"RegionCategory":"医学","ArticlePicture":[],"TitleCN":null,"AbstractTextCN":null,"PMCID":null,"EPubDate":"","PubModel":"","JCR":"Q4","JCRName":"GERIATRICS & GERONTOLOGY","Score":null,"Total":0}
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Abstract
Introduction: In addition to bringing many physiological changes with it, aging is a period in which morbidity and mortality rates increase due to the increase in the incidence of chronic diseases and malignant diseases. The aim of this study was to determine the prevalence of conditions requiring intensive care and the mortality incidence based on geriatric age groups followed-up in the intensive care unit.
期刊介绍:
Turkish Journal of Geriatrics is a peer-reviewed journal. Official language of the journal is English. Turkish Journal of Geriatrics invites submission of Original Articles based on clinical and laboratory studies. Review Articles are published only after the invitation from the Editorial Board.