Time trends in hospital discharges in patients aged 85 years and older in Spain: data from the Spanish National Discharge Database (2000-2015).

ABSTRACT:

Background

The aging population is an increasing concern in Western hospital systems. The aim of this study was to describe the main characteristics and hospitalization patterns in inpatients aged 85 years or more in Spain from 2000 to 2015.

Methods

Retrospective observational study analyzing data from the minimum basic data set, an administrative registry recording each hospital discharge in Spain since 1997. We collected administrative, economic and clinical data for all discharges between 2000 and 2015 in patients aged 85 years and older, reporting results in three age groups and four time periods to assess differences and compare trends.

Results

There were 4,387,326 discharges in very elderly patients in Spain from 2000 to 2015, representing 5.32% of total dischar

SUBMITTER: Palacios-Fernandez S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8207637 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jun

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature