Hogervorst, VM;
Buurman, BM;
De Jonghe, A;
van Oppen, JD;
Nickel, CH;
Lucke, J;
Blomaard, LC;
... Conroy, SP; + view all
(2021)
Emergency department management of older people living with frailty: a guide for emergency practitioners.
Emergency Medicine Journal
10.1136/emermed-2020-210014.
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Abstract
Emergency Departments (EDs) are increasingly seeing more seriously unwell older people living with frailty. In the context of limited resources and increasing demand it's the ED practitioner's challenge to unpick this constellation of physical, psychological, functional and social issues.To properly assess older people living with frailty at the ED it is crucial to use an holistic approach. This consists of triage with algorithms sensitive to the higher risk of older people living with frailty, a frailty assessment, and an assessment with the help of the principles of Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment. Multi-disciplinary care, a tailor-made treatment plan, based on what the person values most, will help the ED practitioner to deliver appropriate and valuable care during the ED stay, but also in transition from hospital to home.
| Type: | Article |
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| Title: | Emergency department management of older people living with frailty: a guide for emergency practitioners |
| Location: | England |
| Open access status: | An open access version is available from UCL Discovery |
| DOI: | 10.1136/emermed-2020-210014 |
| Publisher version: | https://doi.org/10.1136/emermed-2020-210014 |
| Language: | English |
| Additional information: | This version is the author accepted manuscript. For information on re-use, please refer to the publisher’s terms and conditions. |
| Keywords: | acute care, assessment, emergency department, geriatrics |
| UCL classification: | UCL UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences UCL > Provost and Vice Provost Offices > School of Life and Medical Sciences > Faculty of Population Health Sciences > Institute of Cardiovascular Science |
| URI: | https://discovery.ucl.ac.uk/id/eprint/10132549 |
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