Prognostic value of screening instrument based on the Dutch national VMS guidelines for older patients in the emergency department.

ABSTRACT:

Purpose

It is important to identify which older patients attending the emergency department are at risk of adverse outcomes to introduce preventive interventions. This study aimed to assess the prognostic value of a shortened screening instrument based on the Dutch national Safety Management System [Veiligheidsmanagementsysteem (VMS)] guidelines for adverse outcomes in older emergency department patients.

Methods

A cohort study was performed including patients aged 70 years or older who visited the emergency department. Adverse outcomes included hospital admission, return emergency department visits within 30 days, and 90-day mortality. The prognostic value of the VMS-score was assessed for these adverse events and, in addition, a prediction model was developed for 90-day mo

SUBMITTER: Snijders BMG 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC7900072 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature