Prognostic stratification of elderly patients in the emergency department: A comparison between the "identification of seniors at risk" and the "silver code"

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 67 A, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 544-550

  Di Bari, Mauro ^a   Salvi, Fabio ^b   Roberts, Anna T ^a   Balzi, Daniela ^c   Lorenzetti, Barbara ^d   Morichi, Valeria ^b   Rossi, Lorena ^b   Lattanzio, Fabrizia ^b   Marchionni, Niccol ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b INRCA   (Italy)

^c Local Health Unit 10   (Italy)

^d OSPEDALI RIUNITI   (Italy)

Author keywords

Administrative databases; Emergency department; Prognostic stratification; Risk stratification

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPARATIVE STUDY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; ORGANIZATION AND MANAGEMENT; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRE; RISK ASSESSMENT; STATISTICAL ANALYSIS; STATISTICS; SURVIVAL; UTILIZATION REVIEW;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COHORT STUDIES; DATA INTERPRETATION, STATISTICAL; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; MORTALITY; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; QUESTIONNAIRES; RISK ASSESSMENT; SURVIVAL ANALYSIS; TRIAGE;

EID: 84860167303     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/glr209     Document Type: Article

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