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Medical consultations of acute psychiatric inpatients: differences due to age

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  16 April 2020

B. Serván Rendón- Luna
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
M.D. Morón Nozaleda
Affiliation:
Liaison Psychiatry Unit, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
O. Bautista Garrido
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
M. Machín Vázquez-Illá
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
H. Trebbau López
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
A. Montes Montero
Affiliation:
Psychiatry, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain
J. Marco Martínez
Affiliation:
Liaison Internal Medical Unit, Hospital Clinico San Carlos, Madrid, Spain

Abstract

Introduction

Patients suffering serious mental diseases have more medical comorbidity and a higher mortality than the general population, something that has important clinical an economical impact. Age is an influential variable in a patient’s clinical course.

Objectives

Descriptive retrospective study from September 2007 to May 2010. Centralized database explotation. Center: San Carlos Clinic Hospital, Madrid. Variables: number of patients, mean age, median stay, number of visits, % resolved in first visit, mortality and delay.

Three groups of comparison are established depending on the age: 18–44, 45–75 and > 75 years of age. A p≤0,05 has statistical significance.

Results

606 patients are included. Table 1 shows all variables for the three groups.

Conclusions

Statistical significance exists for all variables analyzed and for every comparison established apart from mortality. Mortality is very low (just one death in group age >75). Group age 45–75 years presents major number of consultations to internal medical liaison Unit. Age is a decisive variable in the clinical course of patients with medical problems.

Type
P01-396
Copyright
Copyright © European Psychiatric Association2011
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