Early Prevention of Critical Illness in Older Adults: Adaptation and Pilot Testing of an Electronic Risk Score and Checklist

• Main Authors: Christopher L. Boswell (Author), Sarah A. Minteer (Author), Svetlana Herasevich (Author), Juan P. Garcia-Mendez (Author), Yue Dong (Author), Ognjen Gajic (Author), Amelia K. Barwise (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2024-02-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Given limited critical care resources and an aging population, early interventions to prevent critical illness are vital. In this work, we measured post-implementation outcomes after introducing a novel electronic scoring system (Elders Risk Assessment-ERA) and a risk-factor checklist, Ch...