Context There is growing interest in providing palliative care (PC) in the emergency
department (ED), but relatively little is known about the efficacy of ED-based PC …

Study objective We validate the Clinical Frailty Scale by examining its independent
predictive validity for 30-day mortality, ICU admission, and hospitalization and by …

Purpose of review Cancer-related emergency department (ED) visits often result in higher
hospital admission rates than non-cancer visits. It has been estimated many of these costly …

Abstract Objective To validate the Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) for prediction of 1‐year all‐
cause mortality in the emergency department (ED) and compare its performance to the …

Background Geriatric emergency department (GED) guidelines endorse screening older
patients for geriatric syndromes in the ED, but there have been significant barriers to …

Methods We conducted 46 dyadic semi-structured interviews of cognitively intact older
adults and their treating clinicians. We used the “What Matters” conversation guide to …

Importance The accuracy of mortality assessment by emergency clinicians is unknown and
may affect subsequent medical decision-making. Objective To determine the association of …

Importance Up to 20% of patients who present to the emergency department (ED) with acute
heart failure (AHF) are discharged without hospitalization. Compared with rates in …

Health professions education has benefitted from standardized patient (SP) programs to
develop and refine communication and interpersonal skills in trainees. Effective case design …

The growing palliative care needs of emergency department (ED) patients in the United
States have motivated the development of ED primary palliative care principles. An expert …