Trends of chronic illness in emergency department admissions among elderly adults in a tertiary hospital over ten years

Trends of chronic illness in emergency department admissions among elderly adults in a tertiary hospital over ten years

Abstract Background This study aimed to determine to what extent an aging population and shift to chronic illness has contributed to emergency admissions at a tertiary care hospital over ten years. Methods This was a retrospective observational study performed using a database of all emergency admis...

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Main Authors: Zhongxun Hu, Fahad Javaid Siddiqui, Qiao Fan, Sherman W. Q. Lian, Nan Liu, Marcus E. H. Ong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-12-01
Series:BMC Health Services Research
Subjects:
Aging population
Chronic illness
Emergency admission
Health services
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07309-z

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12913-021-07309-z

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