Key result
Geriatric ED presentations in Europe carry high admission rates and an ~8% in-hospital mortality risk.
Why the study?
Patients aged 65 and above constitute a large and growing part of emergency department visits in western countries, but their epidemiologic characteristics across Europe were not well defined.
Population
5,767 patients aged 65 years and older presenting to EDs in 9 European countries
Design
Prospective observational cohort study in 36 EDs
Follow-up
In-hospital
Authors
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Highlights substantial geriatric ED burden; hypothesis-generating for targeted pathways pending prospective validation.
Cohort (n=5,767)
Yes
Geriatric patients presenting to European EDs have high rates of comorbidities, chronic medication use, and hospital admission (51%), with an 8% in-hospital mortality rate.
Karamercan et al. (2023) conducted a cohort in Emergency department presentation (n=5,767). Geriatric age (≥65 years) was evaluated on Epidemiologic characteristics. Geriatric patients presenting to European emergency departments had a hospital admission rate of 51% and an overall in-hospital mortality rate of 8%.
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