title: [Illness and hospital length of stay of over 65-year-old patients. An assessment of the status in German acute hospitals 1989].
abstract: Data of the German Microcensus of 1989 and DTI (diagnosis and therapy index) of Infratest Health Research for 1989 are used to provide a detailed description of the situation of patients of 65 years and older in German acute-care hospitals. Among others the average length of stay, diagnosis, intensity of care, or success of therapy are calculated for ages 65-74, 75-84, and 85+ for both sexes.
authors.affiliation: Universität Bamberg.
authors.forename: R H
authors.initials: RH
authors.lastname: Dinkel
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Görtler
authors.forename: J
authors.initials: J
authors.lastname: Milenovic
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D005858:Germany; D017052:Hospital Mortality / Q000639:trends; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D006764:Hospitals, Community / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay / Q000706:statistics & numerical data*; D008297:Male; D015996:Survival Rate
vernacular_title: Krankheit und Krankenhausaufenthalt der über 65jährigen. Eine Bestandsaufnahme der Situation in bundesdeutschen Akutkrankenhäusern im Jahr 1989.