Unplanned early return to the emergency department by older patients: the Safe Elderly Emergency Department Discharge (SEED) project
Age and Ageing2016Vol. 45(2), pp. 255–261
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Judy Lowthian, Lahn Straney, Caroline Brand, Anna Barker, P. de Smit, Harvey Newnham, Peter Hunter, Cathie Smith, Peter Cameron
Abstract
older discharged patients had a high rate of early re-presentation. Previously identified risk factors-increased age, living alone, functional dependence and polypharmacy-were not associated with early return in this study. It is not clear whether these inconsistencies represent a change in patient case-mix or strategies implemented to reduce re-attendance. This remains an important area for future research.
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