Analysis of the Clinical Characteristics and Disease Spectrum of the Aged Patients in Emergency Resuscitation Room

Abstract

Objectives: To understand the clinical characteristics and disease spectrum of the aged patients in emergency resuscitation room (RR). Methods: The data of patients aged 60 years or over in the emergency resuscitation room in Shanghai Fifth People’s Hospital, Fudan University from September 2020 to August 2021 were collected and retrospectively analyzed in terms of the demographic characteristics, duration of visit, type of disease, duration of stay in the emergency resuscitation room and prognosis. Results: The mean age of the patients was [Formula: see text] years, the patients aged from 80 years to 89 years were the most common (35.46%). The most frequent time period of visiting the emergency resuscitation room was 8–12[Formula: see text]AM (27.66%). The most common diseases were neurological diseases (31.40%), cardiovascular diseases (30.68%) and respiratory diseases (11.31%). The spectrum of diseases with the highest mortality included sudden death and agnogenic disorders (29.35%), advanced tumors (25.27%), followed by neurological diseases (7.23%). The patients with advanced tumor had the longest duration of stay time ([Formula: see text][Formula: see text]h) in the emergency resuscitation room. The difference of ages, the proportion of visiting times and the duration of stay between male and female patients in the emergency resuscitation room did not show statistical significance ([Formula: see text]), but the difference of types of disease between males and females was significant ([Formula: see text]). Conclusion: The clinical characteristics, visiting time and disease spectrum of the elderly patients in emergency resuscitation room show certain characteristics. Our finding highlights that understanding these characteristics is beneficial to the better treatment for the elderly patients in the resuscitation room.