Effectiveness of a geriatrician in the emergency department in facilitating safe admission prevention of older patients

Clinical Medicine, Journal of the Royal College of Physicians of London

Volumn 13, Issue 6, 2013, Pages 561-564

  Jones, Sally ^a   Wallis, Peter ^a  

^a BIRMINGHAM HEARTLANDS HOSPITAL   (United Kingdom)

Author keywords

Admission prevention; Emergency department; Frail; Geriatrician

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; DIURETIC AGENT; OPIATE;

ACUTE DISEASE; AGED; ARTICLE; CLINICAL EFFECTIVENESS; ELDERLY CARE; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; EMERGENCY WARD; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICIAN; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITAL READMISSION; HUMAN; HYPERCALCEMIA; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; NURSING CARE; NURSING HOME; ORTHOSTATIC HYPOTENSION; OUTPATIENT CARE; OUTPATIENT DEPARTMENT; PRIMARY HYPERPARATHYROIDISM; RESIDENTIAL CARE; SLURRED SPEECH; TRANSIENT ISCHEMIC ATTACK; VERY ELDERLY;

ADMISSION PREVENTION; EMERGENCY DEPARTMENT; FRAIL; GERIATRICIAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FEMALE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT DISCHARGE;

EID: 84890946129     PISSN: 14702118     EISSN: 14734893     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.7861/clinmedicine.13-6-561     Document Type: Article

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