4.4 Letter

Response to 'Identifying needs of older patients at the emergency department'

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Article Emergency Medicine

Epidemiology of geriatric patients presenting to emergency departments in Europe: EGERS study

Mehmet A. Karamercan et al.

Summary: This prospective study investigated the epidemiological characteristics and hospitalization rates of elderly patients in emergency departments (EDs) across Europe. The majority of these patients, aged 65 and above, had comorbidities and required hospital admission after ED visits, with an overall in-hospital mortality rate of 8%.

EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2023)

Letter Emergency Medicine

Identifying needs of older patients at the emergency department

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EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF EMERGENCY MEDICINE (2023)

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Providing care for older adults in the Emergency Department: expert clinical recommendations from the European Task Force on Geriatric Emergency Medicine

J. A. Lucke et al.

Summary: Despite the rapidly expanding knowledge in the field of Geriatric Emergency Medicine in Europe, there is still a lack of widespread implementation of changes. However, expert clinical recommendations have been developed to improve care for older patients in the Emergency Department and are now available for dissemination across Europe.

EUROPEAN GERIATRIC MEDICINE (2022)