Yoshiko Fukunishi, Atsushi Hiraoka, Fujimasa Tada, Mai Fukumoto, Takuya Matsuda, Kana Matsuoka, Kosuke Nakatani, Emi Yanagihara, Hironobu Saneto, Hirofumi Izumoto, Taisei Murakami, Kei Onishi, Shogo Kitahata, Kozue Kanemitsu-Okada, Tomoe Kawamura, Taira Kuroda, Hideki Miyata, Eiji Tsubouchi, Jun Hanaoka, Jota Watanabe, Hiromi Ohtani, Osamu Yoshida, Masashi Hirooka, Masanori Abe, Bunzo Matsuura, Tomoyuki Ninomiya, Yoichi Hiasa
BACKGROUND AND AIM: Rapidly aging societies have become a major issue worldwide including Japan. This study aimed to elucidate relative changes in the characteristics of inpatients in Japan related to this issue. METHODS: A total of 23 835 Japanese inpatients treated from 2010 to 2021 were enrolled (2010-2013, period I; 2014-2017, period II; 2018-2021, period III). Changes in clinical features were retrospectively analyzed based on ICD-10 diagnosis data. RESULTS: The percentage of patients aged over 75 years increased over time (period I, 38...
April 18, 2024: Journal of Gastroenterology and Hepatology