Overnight Stay in the Emergency Department and Mortality in Older Patients.

ABSTRACT:

Importance

Patients in the emergency department (ED) who are waiting for hospital admission on a wheeled cot may be subject to harm. However, mortality and morbidity among older patients who spend the night in the ED while waiting for a bed in a medical ward are unknown.

Objective

To assess whether older adults who spend a night in the ED waiting for admission to a hospital ward are at increased risk of in-hospital mortality.

Design, settings, and participants

This was a prospective cohort study of older patients (≥75 years) who visited the ED and were admitted to the hospital on December 12 to 14, 2022, at 97 EDs across France. Two groups were defined and compared: those who stayed in the ED from midnight until 8:00 am (ED group) and those who were admitted to a ward

SUBMITTER: Roussel M 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10628833 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature