… Older patients account for up to a quarter of all emergency department (ED) visits. Atypical
… This article will review the most common conditions encountered in older patients, including …

… We demonstrated a high incidence of emergency department visits in older patients. While
our aim was not to solve how the growing demand should be met, it seems unlikely that …

… Emergency departments (EDs) play a … for older patients with acute/emergency and multiple
health problems. The aim of this review was to identify studies that focused on older patients …

… With 45% of older patients discharged directly home from ED [10], diverse … Emergency
Discharge (SEED) project [25] aimed to develop a best practice model of care for older patients …

… managing older patients with various emergency clinical presentations. Many older patients
… When discharged, older patients are more likely to have follow-up arrangements, 1 but they …

… Patients were observed through all stages, for example, in the reception area, in … department.
The observations were supplemented with field notes and interviews with the older patients …

… of emergency department (ED) care of older patients … and liaison interventions for older ED
patients found no effect on … first ED return visit among older patients in the province of Quebec…

… sought to assess older patients’ satisfaction with care in the emergency department and to
… Methods: We performed a prospective cohort study of 778 patients 65 years of age and older …

… syndromes among older patients attending 13 emergency departments (EDs) in 7 nations. …
of hospital patient profiles. The proportion of older patients using emergency departments (…

… (23–28) Because ED visits appear to become more resource-intense with age, it may be
appropriate to allocate more resources or staff for EDs with a high proportion of older patients. It …