@article{ref1,
title="Fall related geriatric trauma trends in Georgia [country]",
journal="Georgian medical news",
year="2023",
author="Dotchviri, T. and Pitskhelauri, N. and Chikhladze, N. and Akhobadze, K. and Dotchviri, T. and Kereselidze, M.",
volume="",
number="336",
pages="85-90",
abstract="The main of the study was to examine the overall trends and epidemiologic characteristics of fall-related hospitalizations in the population aged 65 years and above in Georgia [country]. For this observational study Hospital database was used. Data were collected from all hospitalized patients aged 65 years and above during 2015-2021 in the country. The number of geriatric patients hospitalized with fall-related injuries increased in 2021 compared with 2015. The upward trend in hospitalizations from 2015 to 2021 was reversed only during the Covid-19 pandemic in 2020. Fall-related hospitalizations are more frequent in women (p<0.001), the women-to-men ratio is 2:1. The highest hospitalization rate of 23% (n=6768) was in the 80-84 age group, followed by the 75-79 and 65-69 age groups at 22% (n=6517) and 21% (n=6146), respectively. The frequency of hospitalizations increases with age (p<0.001). In all other age groups except for the 65-69 age group (OR 0.99; 95% CI, 0.94-1.04, p=0.747) the number of fall-related hospitalizations was significantly higher in women than in men. During the study period about half of hospitalizations (51%) were caused by hip injuries. According to age groups, the longest average hospital stay was recorded in the 85+ and 80-84 age groups (5.6 ± 4.5 and 5.3 ± 5.1days, respectively). The number of male fatalities was higher than that of female fatalities (OR 2.57; 95% CI, 2.23 - 2.97). The highest in-hospital mortality was in the 85+ age group (5%). Falls presented the leading mechanism for hospitalization of elderly patients admitted with geriatric trauma. The key epidemiologic characteristics identified in the 7-year study of fall-related geriatric trauma trends provide an evidence-based framework for the development of more effective patient management strategies and appropriate preventive interventions among the population aged 65 years and above.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="1512-0112",
doi="",
url="http://dx.doi.org/"
}