171例老年患者6年随诊观察

本文分析追随6年65岁以上老年患者171例的几项中西医资料。本组死亡者45例。年龄大、体重不足、尿素氮增高与虚证累及多脏者死亡数较对应组高。存活者126例经多次复查,胆固醇有降低趋势。尿素氮有增高趋势。脑动脉硬化、胆结石、冠心病及中医辨证多脏腑虚证等,均有显著增多。呼吸系统感染是本组病例住院及死亡的首要原因。

A Six-Year Follow-up Obsenation on 171 Senile Patients

The result of Six-year follow-up for 171 senile patients over 65 of age was reported.The mortality of those patients over 74 years old,with underweight,increased BUN and deficiency of multiple organs according to TCM syndrome differentiation,was higher than that of the control groups.In the 126 survival cases,there was a tendency of reducing serum total cholesterol and increasing BUN.The increasing incidence of cerebral arteriosclerosis,cholelithiasis,coronary heart disease and deficiency of multiple organs in TCM was also noticed during the six year follow-up period.Respiratory infection was the major cause which resulted in hospitalization and death.