Revisits, Readmission, and Mortality From Emergency Department Admissions for Older Adults With Vague Presentations: Longitudinal Observational Study

Abstract BackgroundOlder adults (65 years and older) often present to the emergency department (ED) with an unclear need for hospitalization, leading to potentially harmful and costly care. This underscores the importance of measuring the trade-off between admission and discha...

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Main Authors: Sebastian Alejandro Alvarez Avendano, Amy Cochran, Valerie Odeh Couvertier, Brian Patterson, Manish Shah, Gabriel Zayas-Caban
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: JMIR Publications 2025-02-01
Series:JMIR Aging
Online Access:https://aging.jmir.org/2025/1/e55929
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