Objectives A significant proportion of geriatric patients experience suboptimal outcomes
following episodes of emergency department (ED) care. Risk stratification screening …

Context To better target services to those who may benefit, many guidelines recommend
incorporating life expectancy into clinical decisions. Objective To assess the quality and …

Polypharmacy is a problem of growing interest in geriatrics with the increase in drug
consumption in recent years, particularly among people aged> 65 years. The main reasons …

• Clinicians can use the “surprise” question or more detailed clinical criteria to identify high-
risk patients who need to determine their goals of care.• When discussing goals of care with …

Older adults can suffer acute illness or injury. When they do, their acute needs must be
addressed. An important part of addressing these needs is to understand which people are …

Introduction identifying the most at risk older people in Emergency Departments (EDs) may
help guide clinical practice, and service improvement in emergency care, but little is known …

Objectives Frail older adults are at an increased risk for adverse outcomes after an
Emergency Department (ED) visit. Comprehensive geriatric assessment (CGA) has been …

BACKGROUND: In older heart failure (HF) patients, survival depends on the severity of their
cardiac condition and on their functional status. Lower extremity performance, assessed with …

Aim To investigate if older adults using multiple drugs have an increased risk of
rehospitalization and mortality after hospital discharge. Methods This was a prospective …

The purpose of this systematic review was to evaluate the predictive validity of the
Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) Tool in identifying elderly patients at risk of adverse …