A study of Anemia Rate and Causes in Hospitalized Geriatric Patients on Medical Wards

Abstract

Objective: The aim of this study is to look at the rate and causes of anemia in geriatric patients over the age of 65 who are hospitalized on the medical wards.

Materials and Methods: We retrospectively investigated the data of 200 elderly older patients who were hospitalized between 2018 and 2021 in a private university hospital.

Results: We determined that 101 (50.5%) of the patients were females and the rest were males 99 (49.5%). The mean age for females was 80.76±3.5 years and for males was 79.93±4.2 years. The oldest patient was aged 102 years, while the youngest one was 66 years. The rate of anemia was 63.5% (127 patients).

Conclusion: The majority of geriatric patients admitted to the medical wards had anemia. We recommended taking anemia into account in geriatric patients at the time of hospitalization and with appropriate management. 

Keywords

• Anemia
• geriatric patient
• medical ward

İç Hastalıkları Kliniğine Yatan Geriatrik Hastaların Anemi Sıklığı ve Nedenlerinin Araştırılması

Öz

Amaç: Bu araştırmanın amacı iç hastalıkları kliniğinde yatarak tedavi gören 65 yaş üstü geriatrik hasta grubundaki hastalarda anemi sıklığını ve nedenlerini araştırmaktır.

Materyal ve Metot: Tıp Fakültesi İç Hastalıkları Kliniğine 2018 ve 2021 tarihleri arasındaki 3 yıllık sürede yatan 65 yaş üzeri 200 hastanın dosyaları geriye dönük olarak incelenmiştir.

Bulgular: Araştırmaya alınan 200 hastanın 101 (%50,5)’inin kadın, 99 (%49,5)’nun erkeklerden oluşmaktadır. Kadınların yaş ortalamasının 80,76±3,5 ve erkeklerin yaş ortalamasının 79,93±4,2 olduğu saptandı. En yüksek yaş 102 en düşük 66 olarak bulundu. 127 hastada (%63,5) anemi tespit edildi.

Sonuç: İç hastalıkları kliniğine yatış yapılan geriatrik hastaların çoğunluğunda anemi olduğu saptandı. Hastaların kliniğe yatışı yapılırken anemi yönünden değerlendirilmesi ve uygun tedavilerinin yapılması önerilmektedir. 

Anahtar Kelimeler

• Anemi
• geriatrik hasta
• iç hastalıkları kliniği

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