| dc.creator | Marín L,P Paulo | |
| dc.creator | Valenzuela A,Eduardo | |
| dc.creator | Castro H,Sergio | |
| dc.creator | Rodríguez J,Francisco | |
| dc.creator | Molina A,Oriana | |
| dc.creator | Cubillos R,Ana María | |
| dc.creator | de la Paz G,Mónica | |
| dc.creator | Gómez D,Georgina | |
| dc.date | 1998-07-01 | |
| dc.date.accessioned | 2024-05-02T19:12:22Z | |
| dc.date.available | 2024-05-02T19:12:22Z | |
| dc.identifier | http://www.scielo.cl/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&pid=S0034-98871998000700003 | |
| dc.identifier.uri | https://revistaschilenas.uchile.cl/handle/2250/242412 | |
| dc.description | Background: Among case mix classifications, the best for hospitalized elders is the Resource Utilization Groups (RUG) system, which allows a better location of patients, resource administration and the design of health care strategies for elderly people. Aim: To report the results of RUG-T18 classification of elderly patients admitted to an university hospital. Patients and methods: RUG-T18 classification was applied to 210 patients aged 75.2 ± 7.2 years old, 108 male, admitted to the Clinical Hospital of the Catholic University of Chile. Results: The clinical classification of assessed patients was rehabilitation in 50.9% of cases, special care in 10.5%, clinically complex in 37.1% and reduced physical functions in 0.5%. None had behavioral alterations. There were no differences between subjects older or younger than 75 years old. Daily life activities showed that help was required for sphincter control in 46% of patients, for feeding in 44% and for mobilization in 64% (28% of patients required help from two or more people). Geriatric assessment showed that, since 1993, the proportion of elders with greater functional derangement increased from 18 to 28%, and the proportion of those with mental disturbances from 4 to 12%, specially among those over 75 years old. Conclusions: Most elders admitted to the hospital are classified in the superior categories of the RUG-T18 system and have severe mental and functional limitations. These patients require a multidisciplinary approach with a great emphasis in rehabilitation. | |
| dc.format | text/html | |
| dc.language | es | |
| dc.publisher | Sociedad Médica de Santiago | |
| dc.relation | 10.4067/S0034-98871998000700003 | |
| dc.rights | info:eu-repo/semantics/openAccess | |
| dc.source | Revista médica de Chile v.126 n.7 1998 | |
| dc.subject | Geriatric assessment | |
| dc.subject | Aged | |
| dc.subject | Health Services for the aged | |
| dc.title | Resultados al aplicar el "Sistema de Clasificación de Pacientes RUG-T18"en ancianos ingresados a un hospital universitario | |
