There is a large and growing population of older adults, including patients with complex needs [1]. This implies increasing healthcare needs, with an impact on healthcare [2]. A large increase in older adults in the emergency department (ED) and acute wards can be expected [3, 4]. As ...
Then, inappropriate transfer to the ED could be associated with increased healthcare utilization and associated expenditures 6-months before and after the transfer (in- and outpatient costs). The main objective of the current study was to assess the cost of care pathways 6 months before and ...
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Health promotion and disease prevention in the emergency department: a feasibility study. (English):Background: Health promotion and disease prevention have been increasingly recognized as activities that may be within the scope of emergency med... Cummings,G Edward,Francescutti,... - 《Cjem Canad...
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During routine blood sampling, one additional venous blood sample was drawn. Plasma was analysed for hs-cTnT and NT-proBNP and results were only available to the investigators and blinded for all health-care providers. If one of these biomarkers was specifically requested, a different blood sample...
Compared with younger people, older people have a higher risk of adverse health outcomes when presenting to emergency departments. As the population ages, older people will make up an increasing proportion of the emergency department population. Therefor
Therefore, for many patients these non-urgent presentations occur due to a gap in services and lack of alternative care pathways (ACP) in the community. In Ireland, the Sláintecare Action Plan aims to improve population health by delivering the “right care, in the right place, at the ...
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Visits to Emergency Departments (ED) can be traumatic for Nursing Home (NH) residents. In Italy, the rate of ED visits by NH residents was recently calculated as 3.3%. The reduction of inappropriate ED visits represents a priority for National Healthcare