Older Emergency Department Patients

Risks & contraindications

Other

Highlighted claims

• Assessment of frail older emergency patients can be complicated by multimorbidity, polypharmacy, functional decline, altered homeostasis, and communication barriers. — Association between older patients receiving geriatric co-management at the emergency department and acute hospital admissions compared to usual care: an observational, controlled study in the Netherlands
• The study’s analytic population consisted of positively screened emergency department patients aged 70 or older. — Association between older patients receiving geriatric co-management at the emergency department and acute hospital admissions compared to usual care: an observational, controlled study in the Netherlands
• Acute hospital admission is common in this population and is associated with mortality, longer stays, and discharge to places other than home. — Association between older patients receiving geriatric co-management at the emergency department and acute hospital admissions compared to usual care: an observational, controlled study in the Netherlands
• Older adults with frailty often present to emergency departments with complex clinical pictures rather than single acute conditions. — Association between older patients receiving geriatric co-management at the emergency department and acute hospital admissions compared to usual care: an observational, controlled study in the Netherlands
• Minor injuries in frail older patients can lead to unnecessary, unwanted, and costly admissions when geriatric and social factors are not addressed early. — Association between older patients receiving geriatric co-management at the emergency department and acute hospital admissions compared to usual care: an observational, controlled study in the Netherlands