Older Adult Patients in the Emergency Department: Which Patients should be Selected for a Different Approach?

ABSTRACT:

Background

While multidimensional and interdisciplinary assessment of older adult patients improves their short-term outcomes after evaluation in the emergency department (ED), this assessment is time-consuming and ill-suited for the busy environment. Thus, identifying patients who will benefit from this strategy is challenging. Therefore, this study aimed to identify older adult patients suitable for a different ED approach as well as independent variables associated with poor short-term clinical outcomes.

Methods

We included all patients ≥65 years attending 52 EDs in Spain over 7 days. Sociodemographic, comorbidity, and baseline functional status data were collected. The outcomes were 30-day mortality, re-presentation, hospital readmission, and the composite of all outcome

SUBMITTER: Aguirre NL 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10982447 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Mar

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature