Sociodemographic Study of Morbidity and Mortality of Patients Hospitalised in the Department of Internal Medicine.

The significant increase in life expectancy seen in Slovakia in recent decades led to a change in the profile of patients being most frequently admitted in internal medicine wards. We intend to focus on the number of hospitalisations, mean age of deceased patients, and mortality rate by causes of death of patients admitted to an internal medicine ward. A retrospective study was done of patients managed in a Department of Internal Medicine between January 2010 and December 2020. Data were obtained from the database of the department. A total of 4,560 patients were included with 51.3% of them females. The outcomes of deceased patients were compared with nationwide data retrieved from the Health Statistics Yearbook of the Slovak Republic (2010-2020). The aim of this study was to analyse the demographic data, compare the hospitalised patients' characteristics, and predictors of mortality in patients. Results of this study could contribute to reducing complications and mortality rate and easier decision making about the best care for patients. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]