Unplanned revisits of older patients to the emergency department
IntroductionOlder patients currently represent up to 12%−24% of all emergency department (ED) visits. While increasing in number, they are also at high risk of revisits once discharged. The rate of ED revisits within 72 h is a key indicator of the quality of care in emergency medicine and varies bet...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Frontiers Media S.A.
2024-03-01
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Series: | Frontiers in Disaster and Emergency Medicine |
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Online Access: | https://www.frontiersin.org/articles/10.3389/femer.2024.1342904/full |