Emergency Department Geriatric Assessment and Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Elderly Medical Patients

Emergency Department Geriatric Assessment and Short-Term Mortality in Hospitalized Elderly Medical Patients

Background: We studied which elements of an emergency department geriatric assessment (EDGA) are associated with a short-term mortality in hospitalized elderly medical patients. Methods: This was a retrospective cohort study. Medical charts of all consecutive elderly (aged ≥ 75 years) patients who h...

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Main Authors: Ruth Limor, Oksana Borodin, Shany Sherman, Pinchas Halpern, Dan Justo
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2015-12-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
Subjects:
elderly patients
emergency department
geriatric assessment
mortality
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959815001015

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