Characteristics of Elderly Long-Term Care Residents Who Were Injured and Transferred to Hospital Emergency Departments in Korea: A Retrospective Multicenter Study

Table 1

General characteristics of patients aged ≥ 65 years with nonmedical cause transferred from long-term care hospital.

	N (%)
Age
65-74 years	19 (24.1)
75-84 years	33 (41.8)
≥85 years	27 (34.2)
Sex
Male	32 (40.5)
Female	47 (59.5)
Comorbidities
Neurodegenerative disease	36 (17.1)
Hypertension	33 (15.6)
Cerebrovascular disease	27 (12.8)
Orthopedic disease	25 (11.9)
Diabetes	23 (10.9)
Cardiovascular disease	21 (10.0)
Renal disease	10 (4.7)
Psychiatric disease	8 (3.8)
Malignancy	5 (2.4)
Pulmonary disease	4 (1.9)
Liver disease	3 (1.4)
Others	16 (7.6)
Ambulation state
Bed ridden	20 (25.3)
Ambulation with assist (cane, walker or other help)	45 (57.0)
Ambulation without assist	14 (17.7)
Chief complain
Pain, hip and pelvis	31 (39.2)
Pain, head	21 (26.6)
Intervention (catheter or tube related)	16 (20.3)
Foreign body	4 (5.1)
Dyspnea	3 (3.8)
Oral bleeding	2 (2.5)
Pain, upper extremities	2 (2.5)
KTAS
1	1 (1.3)
2	5 (6.3)
3	17 (21.5)
4	38 (48.1)
5	18 (22.8)
Disposition
Admission
General ward	31 (39.2)
ICU	5 (6.3)
Return to LTCH	38 (48.1)
Against discharge	3 (3.8)
Transfer to other hospital	1 (1.3)
Death	1 (1.3)

KTAS: Korean triage acuity scale, ICU: intensive care unit, LTCH: long-term care hospital.