Screening for risk of readmission of patients aged 65 years and above after discharge from the emergency department: Predictive value of four instruments

European Journal of Emergency Medicine

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2007, Pages 315-323

  Moons, Philip ^a   De Ridder, Koen ^a,b   Geyskens, Katrien ^a   Sabbe, Marc ^b   Braes, Tom ^a,b   Flamaing, Johan ^b   Milisen, Koen ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF LEUVEN   (Belgium)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITALS LEUVEN   (Belgium)

Author keywords

Diagnostic tests; Emergency department; Geriatric; Patient readmission

Indexed keywords

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ARTICLE; BELGIUM; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT TOOL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA ANALYSIS; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; IDENTIFICATION OF SENIORS AT RISK; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PATIENT SELECTION; PREDICTIVE VALIDITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; ROWLAND QUESTIONNAIRE; RUNCIMAN QUESTIONNAIRE; SCORING SYSTEM; SCREENING; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; TELEPHONE; TRIAGE RISK SCREENING TOOL;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; BELGIUM; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HEALTH CARE SURVEYS; HOSPITALS, UNIVERSITY; HUMANS; MALE; PATIENT DISCHARGE; PATIENT READMISSION; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; TIME FACTORS; TRIAGE;

EID: 35649009380     PISSN: 09699546     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MEJ.0b013e3282aa3e45     Document Type: Article

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