Table 1.: Number of Emergency Visits, AGE Cases and AGE-Related Hospitalizations at IPPMG During the 58 Months Study Period from August 2002 to May 2007.

Year Consultations (%) Hospitalizations (%)
All Causes AGE Cases All Causes AGE-Related % of AGE Cases
2002* 13501 1068 (7.9) 1050 33 (3.1) 3.1
2003 29773 2786 (9.4) 2853 109 (3.8) 4.0
2004 28440 2413 (8.5) 2822 67 (2.4) 2.8
2005 30978 4230 (13.6) 3185 203 (6.4) 4.8
2006 28214 3266 (11.6) 2943 66 (2.2) 2.0
2007* 8841 710 (8.8) 1100 13 (1.2) 1.8
Total 139747 14473 (10.4) 13953 491 (3.5) 3.4

* Only the last 5 months for 2002 and the first 5 months for 2007.