| Literature DB >> 27475008 |
Joseph H Kahn1, Brendan G Magauran2, Jonathan S Olshaker2, Kalpana N Shankar2.
Abstract
The number of geriatric visits to United States emergency departments continues to rise. This article reviews demographics, statistics, and future projections in geriatric emergency medicine. Included are discussions of US health care spending, geriatric emergency departments, prehospital care, frailty of geriatric patients, delirium, geriatric trauma, geriatric screening and prediction tools, medication safety, long-term care, and palliative care.Entities:
Keywords: Geriatric emergency medicine; Geriatric screening; Geriatric trauma; Palliative care; US health spending
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Year: 2016 PMID: 27475008 DOI: 10.1016/j.emc.2016.04.014
Source DB: PubMed Journal: Emerg Med Clin North Am ISSN: 0733-8627 Impact factor: 2.264