The impact of COVID-19 pandemic on the geriatric inpatient unit.

Tugce Emiroglu Gedik Damla Unal Veysel Suzan Rabia Bağ Soytaş Pınar Arman Bahar Bektan Kanat Gulru Ulugerger Avci Deniz Suna Erdinçler Alper Doventas Hakan Yavuzer

Published in: Current medical research and opinion (2022)

Pandemic has greatly affected the geriatric unit. The prognosis of the patients has worsened and mortality rates have increased. Physiological and psychological deterioration caused by quarantine measures, worsening chronic diseases, and immunosenescence affected the prognosis of geriatric patients. This adds to the previous literature by proving the fact that older individuals are the most vulnerable group in the pandemic.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
sars cov
chronic kidney disease
coronavirus disease
systematic review
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
cardiovascular disease
patient reported
community dwelling