• Altug Kanbakan, Fatih Cakmak, Afsin Ipekci, Yonca S Akdeniz, and Ibrahim Ikizceli.
• Bratisl Med J. 2023 Jan 1; 124 (9): 718722718-722.

ObjectivesThe study aimed to determine the factors affecting the mortality of geriatric patients presenting to the emergency department with non-traumatic abdominal pain, as well as the associations of these factors with mortality.BackgroundWith the increasing number of elderly patients, early recognition of patients with risk-bearing diagnoses is crucial.MethodsThis prospective cross-sectional study included 466 patients over 65 years of age who were admitted to THE emergency department of a tertiary hospital and consented to participate. Data was collected on patient demographics, vital signs, chronic diseases, laboratory investigations, diagnoses, disposition, and 30-day mortality.ResultsThe results showed that the mean patient age was 74.42 years, with 47.4 % being male and 52.6 % female. 15.6 % of the patients had nonspecific causes. The risk of mortality within one month was 5.797 times higher in patients with neurological diseases and 5.183 times higher in those with a history of surgery. A one-unit decrease in hemoglobin increased the mortality risk by 0.656 times.ConclusionThis study highlights the importance of careful evaluation of elderly patients with neurological diseases, previous surgical history, and anemia in the emergency department with non-traumatic abdominal pain (Tab. 5, Ref. 18).

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