Geriatric screening, fall characteristics and 3- and 12 months adverse outcomes in older patients visiting the emergency department with a fall
Abstract Background Falls in older Emergency Department (ED) patients may indicate underlying frailty. Geriatric follow-up might help improve outcomes in addition to managing the direct cause and consequence of the fall. We aimed to study whether fall characteristics and the result of geriatric scre...
Main Authors: | Laura C. Blomaard, Simon P. Mooijaart, Leonie J. van Meer, Julia Leander, Jacinta A. Lucke, Jelle de Gelder, Sander Anten, Jacobijn Gussekloo, Bas de Groot |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2021-03-01
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Series: | Scandinavian Journal of Trauma, Resuscitation and Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://doi.org/10.1186/s13049-021-00859-5 |
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