The characteristics of geriatric patients managed within the resuscitation unit of a district-level emergency centre in Cape Town

Introduction: The world's population is aging and this trend is also seen in South Africa. This increase will invariably affect acute care services. The geriatric population attending emergency centres have not been described in the South African setting. The objective was to describe the chara...

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Main Authors: Natalie Simakoloyi, Elaine Erasmus, Daniël Jacobus van Hoving
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-03-01
Series:African Journal of Emergency Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2211419X21000793