Risk screening by the emergency medical services identifies older patients at risk of emergency department readmission: a retrospective observational study
Patients with nutritional risk or falls risk, identified by the EMS, had a higher ED readmission rate independent of comorbidity. EMS risk screening could supplement the assessment in the ED to better identify older patients who might benefit from more detailed assessment of their health status and interventions to prevent ED readmission.
Authors
- Maaret Castrén (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7164-4733)
- Esa Jämsen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8218-7432)
- Marja Mäkinen (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2105-3107)
- Eeva Saario (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-6901-1256)
Institutions
- University of Helsinki (FI)
- Satakunta University of Applied Sciences (FI)
- Helsinki University Hospital (FI)
- Satakunta Central Hospital (FI)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Aging Clinical and Experimental Research
- Published
- 2025-03-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1007/s40520-025-02942-8
- Citations
- 1
- Primary Topic
- Emergency and Acute Care Studies
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.25
Funders
- Helsingin Yliopisto