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- Title
Factors influencing the decision to convey or not to convey elderly people to the emergency department after emergency ambulance attendance: a systematic mixed studies review.
- Authors
Oosterwold, Johan; Sagel, Dennis; Berben, Sivera; Roodbol, Petrie; Broekhuis, Manda
- Abstract
The decision over whether to convey after emergency ambulance attendance plays a vital role in preventing avoidable admissions to a hospital's emergency department (ED). This is especially important with the elderly, for whom the likelihood and frequency of adverse events are greatest.
- Publication
BMJ open, 2018, Vol 8, Issue 8, pe021732
- ISSN
2044-6055
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1136/bmjopen-2018-021732