Objective Older patients are over-represented in emergency departments (ED), with many presenting for conditions that could potentially be managed in general practice. The aims of the present study were to examine the characteristics of ED presentations by older patients and to identify patient factors contributing to potentially avoidable general practitioner (PAGP)-type presentations.Methods A retrospective analysis was performed of routinely collected data comprising ED presentations by patients aged =70 years at public hospitals across metropolitan Melbourne from January 2008 to December 2012. Presentations were classified according to the National Healthcare Agreement definition for PAGP-type presentations. Presentations were character...
Aim: Using of EDs by the geriatric population is being increased in parallel to increase of our geri...
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate older patients ’ utilisation of emergency depar...
Background: Older ED users are more likely to be seriously ill, arrive by ambulance, spend more time...
Objective. Older patients are over-represented in emergency departments (ED), with many presenting f...
© 2018 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine. ...
Objective: Increasing demands are being placed on emergency departments in Australia and there is a ...
OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns for potentially avoidable general practice (PAGP)-type and non-PAGP-...
Background Emergency Departments are increasingly reporting difficulties in managing their patient l...
© 2016 Introduction: Older persons aged over 65 years represent up to 41% of Australian Emergency De...
Objective More older patients are presenting to the emergency department (ED). It is important to kn...
BACKGROUND: Emergency department crowding is one of the biggest issues facing healthcare sustems wor...
Objective: to investigate the differences between emergency department (ED) presentations of older p...
Objective: to investigate the differences between emergency department (ED) presentations of older p...
Objective: To characterise older people who frequently use emergency departments (EDs) and compare p...
Abstract Background Given the higher incidence of emergency conditions in older inhabitants, the glo...
Aim: Using of EDs by the geriatric population is being increased in parallel to increase of our geri...
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate older patients ’ utilisation of emergency depar...
Background: Older ED users are more likely to be seriously ill, arrive by ambulance, spend more time...
Objective. Older patients are over-represented in emergency departments (ED), with many presenting f...
© 2018 Australasian College for Emergency Medicine and Australasian Society for Emergency Medicine. ...
Objective: Increasing demands are being placed on emergency departments in Australia and there is a ...
OBJECTIVE: To describe patterns for potentially avoidable general practice (PAGP)-type and non-PAGP-...
Background Emergency Departments are increasingly reporting difficulties in managing their patient l...
© 2016 Introduction: Older persons aged over 65 years represent up to 41% of Australian Emergency De...
Objective More older patients are presenting to the emergency department (ED). It is important to kn...
BACKGROUND: Emergency department crowding is one of the biggest issues facing healthcare sustems wor...
Objective: to investigate the differences between emergency department (ED) presentations of older p...
Objective: to investigate the differences between emergency department (ED) presentations of older p...
Objective: To characterise older people who frequently use emergency departments (EDs) and compare p...
Abstract Background Given the higher incidence of emergency conditions in older inhabitants, the glo...
Aim: Using of EDs by the geriatric population is being increased in parallel to increase of our geri...
A cross-sectional study was conducted to investigate older patients ’ utilisation of emergency depar...
Background: Older ED users are more likely to be seriously ill, arrive by ambulance, spend more time...