The impact of frailty Screening of Older adults with muLtidisciplinary assessment of those At Risk during emergency hospital attendance on the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care (SOLAR): a randomised controlled trial.

The impact of frailty Screening of Older adults with muLtidisciplinary assessment of those At Risk during emergency hospital attendance on the quality, safety and cost-effectiveness of care (SOLAR): a randomised controlled trial.

Abstract Background Older people account for 25% of all Emergency Department (ED) admissions. This is expected to rise with an ageing demographic. Older people often present to the ED with complex medical needs in the setting of multiple comorbidities. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) has be...

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Main Authors: Aoife Leahy, Rachel McNamara, Catriona Reddin, Gillian Corey, Ida Carroll, The SOLAR team, Aoife O’Neill, Darragh Flannery, Collette Devlin, Louise Barry, Brian MacCarthy, Niamh Cummins, Elaine Shanahan, Denys Shchetkovsky, Damien Ryan, Margaret O’Connor, Rose Galvin
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-08-01
Series:Trials
Subjects:
Older People
ISAR
Frailty
Comprehensive geriatric assessment
Emergency department
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05525-w

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s13063-021-05525-w

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