Revisits and frailty in older patients in the emergency department - a prospective observational multicenter study

Abstract Background An increased number of revisits may signal that the immediate medical needs of patients seeking care at Emergency Departments (EDs) are not being met. The prevalence and characteristics of revisits to the EDs in Sweden among older patients, and its association to frailty, are unk...

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Published in:BMC Emergency Medicine
Main Authors: Helena Johansson, Sara Fahlander, Erika Hörlin, Joakim Henricson, Samia Munir Ehrlington, Jens Wretborn, Daniel Wilhelms
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2024-10-01
Subjects:
Frailty
Emergency Department
Revisits
Return visits
Admission
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01123-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12873-024-01123-6

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