Abstract:Background: Increasing age predisposes elderly persons to long-term medical conditions, frailty, and geriatric syndromes such as pressure ulcers, falls, incontinence, delirium and functional decline. Increased hospital stays also have adverse effects on frail older people. Strategies are needed to ensure that elderly people are seen by the appropriate professionals to reduce adverse effects. This study aimed to assess the impact of an elderly care pathway in an emergency department ('front door') on admission … Show more
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