Gastrostomies in Older Patients: The 1990 National Hospital Discharge Survey

摘要: Background: Although many published case series have described patients9 experiences after gastrostomy placement, generalizing from the results of can present problems. The purpose this study was to examine placement among hospitalized older patients in a nationally representative sample. Methods: Using 1990 National Hospital Discharge Survey, age, sex, race, primary and secondary diagnoses, mortality were for aged 65 years having gastrostomies. Age-specific rates calculated using mid-199O Census Bureau population estimates. Results: In an estimated 85,400 discharged hospitals with Frequent diagnoses included cerebrovascular disease (19 percent), pneumonia or without aspiration (12 neoplasm (11 fluid electrolyte disorders (9 percent). in-hospital rate 16 percent increased 1.2 per 1000 those 74 10.8 85 older. Conclusions: had gastrostomies surprising frequency, their substantial. An 1 US hospital gastrostomy.