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PB10 Safe elderly emergency discharge (SEED) project : determining best practice for safe discharge of the older emergency patient
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Lowthian, J., Cameron, P., Smit, D., Newnham, H., Hunter, P., Brand, C., Barker, A., Banerjee, J. and Cooke, Matthew (Professor of clinical systems design) (2012) PB10 Safe elderly emergency discharge (SEED) project : determining best practice for safe discharge of the older emergency patient. Emergency Medicine Journal, 29 (Suppl 1). A12-A13. doi:10.1136/emermed-2012-201246.10 ISSN 1472-0205.
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Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2012-201246.10
Abstract
Background and Objectives Increasing numbers of older patients presenting for emergency hospital care is a major worldwide concern. The fastest growth is in people aged ≥65 years representing 18% of all presentations. An ED visit for older people is a sentinel health event that can lead to substantial functional decline and adverse outcomes. This age group present with more complex conditions, consume more resources, have longer ED stays, are more likely to be admitted, have long hospital stays, and a higher rate of re-presentation. This will increase with population ageing. Although social/psychological support is often required there is little evidence this occurs in a systematic coordinated manner.
Item Type: | Journal Article | ||||
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Divisions: | Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School > ( - July 2016) Health Education Hub Faculty of Science, Engineering and Medicine > Medicine > Warwick Medical School |
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Journal or Publication Title: | Emergency Medicine Journal | ||||
Publisher: | BMJ Group | ||||
ISSN: | 1472-0205 | ||||
Official Date: | April 2012 | ||||
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Volume: | 29 | ||||
Number: | Suppl 1 | ||||
Page Range: | A12-A13 | ||||
DOI: | 10.1136/emermed-2012-201246.10 | ||||
Status: | Peer Reviewed | ||||
Publication Status: | Published | ||||
Access rights to Published version: | Restricted or Subscription Access |
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