Mortality in the Geriatric Ward of the Arnaldo Milian Castro Provincial University Hospital in 2010

Authors

  • Vivian Díaz de Villegas Reguera Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba
  • Antonina Méndez Martínez Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Keywords:

health services for the aged/statistics & numerical data, mortality

Abstract

A prospective study of all older adults hospitalized in 2010 who died in the geriatric ward was conducted. Different variables such as age, sex, hospital stay, causes of death and autopsy rate of the 135 deaths in the year were analyzed. All these data were statistically processed for months with the aim of identifying the most frequent causes of death, as well as to determine the average hospital stay of elderly patients who died, and determining the age, sex and the autopsy rate achieved in the geriatric service. It was concluded that the majority of deceased patients surpassed the 80 years of age. There were no significant differences in relation to sex. Most of the deceased patients had a room stay more than 3 days. The severe bronchopneumonia in the community, the neoplastic processes and heart disease were the most frequent causes of death. The non-implementation of necropsy in the geriatric service prevailed.

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Author Biographies

Vivian Díaz de Villegas Reguera, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Geriatría y Gerontología. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria. Profesora Instructora de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

Antonina Méndez Martínez, Hospital Clínico Quirúrgico “Arnaldo Milián Castro”, Santa Clara, Villa Clara, Cuba

Especialista de I Grado en Medicina General Integral. Especialista de I Grado en Geriatría y Gerontología. Máster en Longevidad Satisfactoria. Profesora Instructora de la Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de Villa Clara “Dr. Serafín Ruiz de Zárate Ruiz”.

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Díaz de Villegas Reguera V, Méndez Martínez A. Mortality in the Geriatric Ward of the Arnaldo Milian Castro Provincial University Hospital in 2010. Acta Méd Centro [Internet]. 2011 Jul. 1 [cited 2025 Jul. 1];5(3):54. Available from: https://revactamedicacentro.sld.cu/index.php/amc/article/view/615

Issue

Vol. 5 No. 3 (2011): July-Septembre. Special Issue of Hospital Scientifics Event

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