Older medical outliers on surgical wards: impact on 6-month outcomes.

Claire PatryAnne PerozzielloClio PardineilleChristiane AubertPauline de MalglaiveChristophe ChoquetAgathe Raynaud-SimonManuel Sanchez

Published in: Emergency medicine journal : EMJ (2021)

Outlying of older patients to surgical wards negatively affects their prospects of living at home at 6 months after hospital admission. Older patients hospitalised via the ED are entitled to appropriate medical care.

Keyphrases

emergency department
healthcare
physical activity
middle aged
acute care
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle