A clinical decision rule predicting outcomes of emergency department patients with altered mental status.

Tyrell J Simkins David BissigGabriel MorenoNimar Pal K KahlonFredric GorinAlexandra Duffy

Published in: Journal of the American College of Emergency Physicians open (2021)

We catalogued common causes for AMS among patients presenting to the ED, and our data-driven decision tool triaged these patients for risk of admission with good predictive accuracy. These methods for creating clinical decision rules might be further studied and improved to optimize ED patient care.

Keyphrases

emergency department
end stage renal disease
decision making
ejection fraction
mental health
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
case report
patient reported outcomes
weight loss