January 5, 2011

The association between a prolonged stay in the emergency department and adverse events in older patients admitted to hospital: a retrospective cohort study

SAStacy Ackroyd‐StolarzDalhousie University JGJudy GuernseyDalhousie University NMNeil J. MacKinnonCentral Michigan University

Key Points

Key points are not available for this paper at this time.

Abstract

A prolonged ED stay for older admitted patients is associated with an increased risk of an in-hospital AE. The longer hospital LOS associated with AEs further reduces the availability of acute care beds, thus exacerbating ED crowding.

AI에게 질문

Bookmark

View Full Paper