The Association Between Age and Admission to an Inappropriate Ward: A Cross-Sectional Survey in France

• 主要な著者: Diane Naouri (著者), Henri Panjo (著者), Laura Moïsi (著者), Carlos El Khoury (著者), Patrice Serre (著者), Jeannot Schmidt (著者), Youri Yordanov (著者), Nathalie Pelletier-Fleury (著者)
• フォーマット: 図書
• 出版事項: SAGE Publishing, 2023-05-01T00:00:00Z.
• 主題: article
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Half of elderly patient hospitalizations are preceded by an emergency department (ED) visit. Hospitalization in inappropriate wards (IWs), which is more frequent in case of ED overcrowding and high hospital occupancy, leads to increased morbidity. Elderly individuals are the most exposed to these ne...