[Care for elderly patients at an ENT clinic. Descriptive study].
We report the results of a descriptive one-year study of the disorders encountered in patients over 65 in an ENT clinic. Out of a total of 1,516 patients, 439 were over 65: 57.86% (n = 254) women and 42.14% (n = 185) men. Patients consulted mainly for ear disorders (n = 284, 61.21%). Cerumen obstruction accounted for 29.84% of all new patients. Chronic pharyngitis (n = 58) was the second most frequent complaint and affected 82.8% of women. Malignant tumors were present in 2.2% of new patients.
Calvo Boizas
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Servicio de ORL y Patología Cérvico-Facial, Hospital Virgen de la Vega, Salamanca.
Rodrguez Gutiérrez
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Gómez Toranzo
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006299:Health Services for the Aged / Q000592:standards*; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010036:Otolaryngology; D011320:Primary Health Care; D012189:Retrospective Studies; D013030:Spain