Risk assessment models for potential use in the emergency department have lower predictive ability in older patients compared to the middle-aged for short-term mortality – a retrospective cohort study

Risk assessment models for potential use in the emergency department have lower predictive ability in older patients compared to the middle-aged for short-term mortality – a retrospective cohort study

Abstract Background Older patients is a complex group at increased risk of adverse outcomes compared to younger patients, which should be considered in the risk assessment performed in emergency departments. We evaluated whether the predictive ability of different risk assessment models for acutely...

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Main Authors: Martin Schultz, Line Jee Hartmann Rasmussen, Nicolas Carlson, Rasmus Bo Hasselbalch, Birgitte Nybo Jensen, Lotte Usinger, Jesper Eugen-Olsen, Christian Torp-Pedersen, Lars Simon Rasmussen, Kasper Karmark Iversen
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-05-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
Emergency department
Older patients
Risk assessment
Triage
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1154-7

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