Older patients referred for geriatric consultation in the emergency department: characteristics and healthcare utilization

Abstract Background Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) is difficult to perform in the emergency department (ED) environment and performance of screening tools in identifying vulnerable older ED patients who are best candidates for a geriatric consultation remain questionable. Aim To determine...

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Autors principals: Mariangela Gagliano, Christophe J. Bula, Laurence Seematter-Bagnoud, Carole Michalski-Monnerat, Sylvain Nguyen, Pierre-Nicolas Carron, Cédric Mabire
Format: Article
Idioma:English
Publicat: BMC 2023-10-01
Col·lecció:BMC Geriatrics
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Accés en línia:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-023-04321-2