Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users

Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users: '' Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendation '' Cohort Study Database

This study evaluates the association between risk levels (i.e.; low, moderate and high) of Emergency Room Tool (ER2) and length of stay in older Emergency Room Tool (ER) users admitted to the medical or surgery wards of the Jewish General Hospital.

The Emergency Room Tool (ER2) assessment can be used by Emergency Department nurses taking care of older Emergency Department (ED) users on stretcher, and that ER2 moderate and high risk levels is associated with long length of stay in Emergency Department and hospital as well as hospital admissions.

Inclusion Criteria:

• Being 75 years and over
• An unplanned Emergency Department visit and to be on a stretcher.

Exclusion Criteria:

-Being 74 years and less