What is known about adverse events in older medical hospital inpatients? A systematic review of the literature

International Journal for Quality in Health Care

Volumn 25, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 542-554

  Long, Susannah Jane ^a,b   Brown, Katrina Fiona ^a   Ames, Diane ^b   Vincent, Charles ^a  

^a IMPERIAL COLLEGE LONDON   (United Kingdom)

^b IMPERIAL COLLEGE HEALTHCARE NHS TRUST   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Adverse events; Elderly; Geriatric medicine; Older patients; Patient safety

Indexed keywords

ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; COMORBIDITY; DISEASE SEVERITY; GERIATRIC PATIENT; HOSPITAL CARE; HOSPITAL PATIENT; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; LENGTH OF STAY; METHODOLOGY; PATIENT CARE; PATIENT SAFETY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY CONTROL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADVERSE EVENTS; ELDERLY; GERIATRIC MEDICINE; OLDER PATIENTS; PATIENT SAFETY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; HOSPITALS; HUMANS; INPATIENTS; MEDICAL ERRORS;

EID: 84885171363     PISSN: 13534505     EISSN: 14643677     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/intqhc/mzt056     Document Type: Article

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