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Modification of the Emergency Severity Index Improves Mortality Prediction in Older Patients

INTRODUCTION: Older patients frequently present to the emergency department (ED) with nonspecific complaints (NSC), such as generalized weakness. They are at risk of adverse outcomes, and early risk stratification is crucial. Triage using Emergency Severity Index (ESI) is reliable and valid, but old...

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Autores principales: Malinovska, Alexandra, Pitasch, Laurentia, Geigy, Nicolas, Nickel, Christian H., Bingisser, Roland
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Department of Emergency Medicine, University of California, Irvine School of Medicine 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6625680/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31316703
http://dx.doi.org/10.5811/westjem.2019.4.40031