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Original Article
Volume 5, Number 4, August 2013, pages 300-304
Comparative Approach to Non-Traumatic Acute Abdominal Pain Between Elderly and Non-Elderly in the Emergency Department: A Study in Rural Greece
Tables
| < 65 | ≥ 65 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Nationality | 0.00 | ||
| Native | 79% | 99% | |
| Foreigner | 21% | 1% | |
| Health insurance | 0.00 | ||
| No | 14% | 1% | |
| Yes | 86% | 99% | |
| Gender | 0.07 | ||
| Male | 42% | 49% | |
| Female | 58% | 51% | |
| Pain location | 0.08 | ||
| Located | 94% | 97% | |
| Diffuse | 6% | 3% | |
| Symptoms’ duration (hours) | 25.8 ± 27.6 | 21.1 ± 21.4 | |
| < 24 | 74% | 83% | 0.41 |
| ≥ 24 | 26% | 17% | 0.11 |
| Fever | 0.07 | ||
| No | 95% | 89% | |
| Yes | 5% | 11% | |
| Tachycardia | 0.46 | ||
| No | 81% | 75% | |
| Yes | 19% | 25% | |
| Signs of peritonitis | 0.96 | ||
| No | 57% | 57% | |
| Yes | 43% | 43% |
| < 65 | ≥ 65 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Leukocytosis | 0.46 | ||
| No | 71% | 67% | |
| Yes | 29% | 33% | |
| Hematocrit (%) | 42 ± 5 | 42 ± 4 | 0.91 |
| Ultrasound | 0.01 | ||
| No | 78% | 65% | |
| Yes | 22% | 35% | |
| CT scan | 0.00 | ||
| No | 99% | 95% | |
| Yes | 1% | 5% | |
| PPI/H2 antagonists | 63% | 63% | 0.33 |
| Analgesics | 18% | 23% | |
| Combination | 19% | 13% |
| < 65 | ≥ 65 | P-value | |
|---|---|---|---|
| Discharge | 79% | 57% | 0.00 |
| Admission | 22% | 43% | |
| Department | 0.00 | ||
| Surgical | 76% | 38% | |
| Internal Medicine | 24% | 62% | |
| Length of stay | 4.3 ± 3.1 | 5.3 ± 3.4 | 0.03 |
| Surgery | 0.96 | ||
| No | 91% | 92% | |
| Yes | 9% | 8% | |
| Non-specific abdominal pain | 0.07 | ||
| No | 84% | 92% | |
| Yes | 16% | 8% |