Characteristics of older adults admitted to the emergency department (ED) and their risk factors for ED readmission based on comprehensive geriatric assessment: a prospective cohort study

BACKGROUND: Patients aged 75 years and older represent 12% of the overall emergency department (ED) population, and this proportion will increase over the next decades. Many of the discharged patients suffer an unplanned readmission in the immediate and midterm post-discharge period, suggesting unde...

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Autores principales: Deschodt, Mieke, Devriendt, Els, Sabbe, Marc, Knockaert, Daniel, Deboutte, Peter, Boonen, Steven, Flamaing, Johan, Milisen, Koen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25928799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0055-7

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4417280/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25928799
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-015-0055-7

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