Predicting Unscheduled Emergency Department Return Visits Among Older Adults: Population-Based Retrospective Study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Unscheduled emergency department return visits (EDRVs) are key indicators for monitoring the quality of emergency medical care. A high return rate implies that the medical services provided by the emergency department (ED) failed to achieve the expected results of accurate diagnosis and effective treatment. Older adults are more susceptible to diseases and comorbidities than younger adults, and they exhibit unique and complex clinical characteristics that increase the difficulty of clinical diagnosis and treatment. Older adults also use more emergency medical resources than people in other age groups. Many studies have reviewed the causes of EDRVs among general ED patients; however, few have focused on older adults, although this is the age group with the highest rate of

SUBMITTER: Chen RF 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8367131 | biostudies-literature | 2021 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature