Clinical observation was done on 496cases of the Out-patients and 136cases of the In-patients more than 65 years of age in Department of Internal Medicine, Oriental Medical Hospital in Dong Guk Univ. from March 1991 to February 1992.
The results were as follows;
1. The ratio of senile (more than 65 years of age) was 16.4% in total Out-patients, was 38.1% in total In-patients.
2. The ratio of male to female was 1:1.1 in the Out-patients, In-patients was 1.2:1. The age distribution showed the large number in the 65-69 year group, the female more than the male in 70 th’s group.
3. The diagnostic distribution was noted in the Out-patients as follows, Respiratory Dis. 50.6%, Cardiovascular Dis 16.4%, Brain Neurogic Dis. 14.5%, Gastrointestinal Dis. 8.1%. in the In-patients. Brain Neurogic Dis. was 76.5%, Cardiovascular Dis was 19.8%.
4. The ratio of the season distribution in the Out-patients was as follows, spring 40.2%, winter 21.2%, summer 20.9%, in the In-patients. winter was 35.9%, autumn was 25.0%, spring was 19.9%.
5. The utilization of therapeutic clinic before coming the Oriental Medical Hospital in Dong Guk Univ, was as follows, the ratio of the Out-patients was noted a hospital or clinic was 57.1%, no-treatment 22.9%, a oriental medical hospital or clinic was 8.3%. In the admission was noted no-treatment was 38.3%, a oriental medical hospital or clinic was 35.3%.
6. The ratio of the periods from onset to Out-patients department was noted within 5days was 7.3%, over 1 year was 52.6%. In the admission was noted within 1 day was 41.9%, within 7 days was 71.8%.
7. The ratio of the therapeutic periods in the Out-patients department was noted within 10 days was 48.3%, over 60 days was 7.1%.
8. The ratio of the admission periods was noted within 10 days was 45.6%, the median of the admissio was 10.8 days. Brain Neurogic Dis’s median was 20.2 days. 9. The therapeutic result was noted the case of improvement was 75.7% in the admission. 10. The ratio of the Out-patients department after discharging was 53.7%, in the case of Brain Neurogic Dis. was 60.7%.
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