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Hospitalisation in an emergency department short-stay unit compared to an internal medicine department is associated with fewer complications in older patients - an observational study.

Camilla StrømTalie Khadem MollerupLaurits Schou KrombergLars Simon RasmussenThomas Andersen Schmidt
Published in: Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine (2017)
Adverse events of hospitalisation were significantly less common in older patients acutely admitted to an Emergency Department Short-stay Unit as compared to admission to an Internal Medicine Department.
Keyphrases
  • emergency department
  • risk factors