A consensus statement on minimum operational standards for geriatric emergency care in Belgium: a modified Delphi study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

As emergency department (ED) leaders started integrating geriatric emergency guidelines on a facultative basis, important variations have emerged between EDs in care for older patients. The aim of this study was to establish a consensus on minimum operational standards for Geriatric ED care in Belgium.

Methods

A two-stage modified Delphi study was conducted. Twenty panellists were recruited from Dutch and French speaking regions in Belgium to join an interdisciplinary expert panel. In the first stage, an online survey was conducted to identify and define all possible elements of geriatric emergency care. In the second stage, an online survey and online expert panel meeting were organized consecutively to determine which elements should be recognized as minimum ope

SUBMITTER: Heeren P 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10666396 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature