Preventable emergency admissions of older adults: an observational mixed-method study of rates, associative factors and underlying causes in two Dutch hospitals

OBJECTIVE: Older adults are hospitalised from the emergency department (ED) without potentially needing hospital care. Knowledge about rates, associative factors and causes of these preventable emergency admissions (PEAs) is limited. This study aimed to determine the rates, associative factors and c...

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Autores principales: van den Broek, Steef, Heiwegen, Nikki, Verhofstad, Margot, Akkermans, Reinier, van Westerop, Liselore, Schoon, Yvonne, Hesselink, Gijs
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2020
Materias:
Emergency Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7682455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33444202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040431

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7682455/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33444202
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2020-040431

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