Predicting mortality in geriatric patients with fever in the emergency departments: a prospective validation study
Our study showed that elderly patients who present to ED with fever and have a score of 2 or higher on the Geriatric Fever Score are at higher risk of mortality at 30 days.
Authors
- Mohammad Jalili (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0689-5437)
- Hadi Mirfazaelian (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-9299-8928)
- Atousa Akhgar (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2742-5784)
- Arash Safaei
- Hamideh Akbari (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-0975-4322)
- Hakime Ghafari Aghdam
Institutions
- Imam Khomeini Hospital (IR)
- Sunraysia Institute of TAFE (AU)
- Tehran University of Medical Sciences (IR)
Publication Details
- Journal
- BMC Geriatrics
- Published
- 2024-09-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1186/s12877-024-05346-x
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.39