The agitated older adult in the emergency department: a narrative review of common causes and management strategies

Agitation and aggression are common in older emergency department (ED) patients, can impede the expedient diagnosis of potentially life‐threatening conditions, and can adversely impact ED functioning and efficiency. Agitation and aggression in older adults may be due to multiple causes, but chief am...

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Autores principales: Kennedy, Maura, Koehl, Jennifer, Shenvi, Christina L., Greenberg, Allyson, Zurek, Olivia, LaMantia, Michael, Lo, Alexander X.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: John Wiley and Sons Inc. 2020
Materias:
Geriatrics
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7593470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33145525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12110

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7593470/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33145525
http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/emp2.12110

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