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Discharging older patients from the emergency department effectively: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Author(s) -

Judy Lowthian,

Rosemary McGinnes,

Caroline Brand,

Anna Barker,

Peter Cameron

Publication year - 2015

Publication title -

age and ageing

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.014

H-Index - 143

eISSN - 1468-2834

pISSN - 0002-0729

DOI - 10.1093/ageing/afv102

Subject(s) - medicine , emergency department , attendance , referral , meta analysis , confidence interval , odds ratio , observational study , emergency medicine , gerontology , family medicine , nursing , economics , economic growth

a decline in health state and re-attendance are common in people aged ≥65 years following emergency department (ED) discharge. Diverse care models have been implemented to support safe community transition. This review examined ED community transition strategies (ED-CTS) and evaluated their effectiveness.

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