The elderly, who suffer from multiple chronic diseases, represent a substantial proportion of Emergency Department (ED) frequent users, thus contributing to ED overcrowding, although they could benefit from other health care facilities, if those were available. The aim of this study was to evaluate and characterize hospital visits of older patients (age 65 or greater) to the ED of a university teaching hospital in Rome from the 1st of January to the 31st of December 2014, in order to identify clinical and social characteristics potentially associated with "elderly frequent users".
Legramante, J.m., Morciano, L., Lucaroni, F., Gilardi, F., Caredda, E., Pesaresi, A., et al. (2016). Frequent use of emergency departments by the elderly population when continuing care is not well established. PLOS ONE, 11(12), e0165939 [10.1371/journal.pone.0165939].
Frequent use of emergency departments by the elderly population when continuing care is not well established
LEGRAMANTE, JACOPO MARIA;GILARDI, FRANCESCO;Orlando, S;PALOMBI, LEONARDO
2016-01-01
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The elderly, who suffer from multiple chronic diseases, represent a substantial proportion of Emergency Department (ED) frequent users, thus contributing to ED overcrowding, although they could benefit from other health care facilities, if those were available. The aim of this study was to evaluate and characterize hospital visits of older patients (age 65 or greater) to the ED of a university teaching hospital in Rome from the 1st of January to the 31st of December 2014, in order to identify clinical and social characteristics potentially associated with "elderly frequent users".| File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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