Geriatric Population Triage: The Risk of Real-Life Over- and Under-Triage in an Overcrowded ED: 4- and 5-Level Triage Systems Compared: The CREONTE (Crowding and R E Organization National TriagE) Study

Geriatric Population Triage: The Risk of Real-Life Over- and Under-Triage in an Overcrowded ED: 4- and 5-Level Triage Systems Compared: The CREONTE (Crowding and R E Organization National TriagE) Study

Elderly patients, when they present to the emergency department (ED) or are admitted to the hospital, are at higher risk of adverse outcomes such as higher mortality and longer hospital stays. This is mainly due to their age and their increased fragility. In order to minimize this already increased...

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Main Authors: Gabriele Savioli, Iride Francesca Ceresa, Maria Antonietta Bressan, Gaia Bavestrello Piccini, Viola Novelli, Sara Cutti, Giovanni Ricevuti, Ciro Esposito, Yaroslava Longhitano, Andrea Piccioni, Zoubir Boudi, Alessandro Venturi, Damiano Fuschi, Antonio Voza, Roberto Leo, Abdelouahab Bellou, Enrico Oddone
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Personalized Medicine
Subjects:
triage
emergency service
hospital
crowding
triage (under-triage)
triage (over-triage)
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2075-4426/14/2/195

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