The ED use and non-urgent visits of elderly patients

Objective: To evaluate the use of the emergency department (ED) by elderly patients, their non-urgent visits and the prevalence of main disease for ED visits. Methods: This cross-sectional study was conducted on patients aged 65 years and over who visited the ED of a tertiary care university hospita...

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Main Authors: Umut Gulacti, Ugur Lok, Murat Celik, Nurettin Aktas, Haci Polat
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2016-12-01
Series:Turkish Journal of Emergency Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2452247316301352