ReviewClinics in geriatric medicine2013
Emergency department observation units and the older patient.
Review in Clinics in geriatric medicine, 2013. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 17 papers, 2 of them syntheses that pooled it.
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17 citing papers in PubMed, 2 syntheses or guidelines pooled it, 41 citations in OpenAlex.
- Nonspecific complaints in the emergency department - a systematic review.Scandinavian journal of trauma, resuscitation and emergency medicine · 2020Pooled it
- Hospitalisation in short-stay units for adults with internal medicine diseases and conditions.The Cochrane database of systematic reviews · 2018Pooled it
- Effects of a Geriatric Emergency Department Multidisciplinary Intervention on Functional Status and Quality of Life: A Pre/Post Cohort Study.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2026Trial
- Unplanned Readmission prevention by Geriatric Emergency Network for Transitional care (URGENT): protocol of a prospective single centre quasi-experimental study.BMC geriatrics · 2018Trial
- Trauma observation unit-based pathway for treatment of injured patients: A retrospective study.Qatar medical journal · 2026Article
- Vision screening in older adults who attend hospital following a fall: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- Cancer-related Emergency Department Visits: Comparing Characteristics and Outcomes.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2021Review
- Root causes and preventability of emergency department presentations of older patients: a prospective observational study.BMJ open · 2021Observational
- Structure and processes of emergency observation units with a geriatric focus: a scoping review.BMC geriatrics · 2021Article
- A 90-second magnetocardiogram using a novel analysis system to assess for coronary artery stenosis in Emergency department observation unit chest pain patients.International journal of cardiology. Heart & vasculature · 2020Article
- Factors Associated with Treatment Failure in Patients with Acute Exacerbation of COPD Admitted to the Emergency Department Observation Unit.Emergency medicine international · 2020Article
- An Emergency Department Observation Unit Is a Feasible Setting for Multidisciplinary Geriatric Assessments in Compliance With the Geriatric Emergency Department Guidelines.Academic emergency medicine : official journal of the Society for Academic Emergency Medicine · 2018Article
- Use of Physician-in-Triage Model in the Management of Abdominal Pain in an Emergency Department Observation Unit.The western journal of emergency medicine · 2017Article
- Antibiotic-associated diarrhoea in emergency department observation unit patients.Epidemiology and infection · 2016Article
- Treatment of bacterial skin infections in ED observation units: factors influencing prescribing practice.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2015Article
- Factors influencing the development of antibiotic associated diarrhea in ED patients discharged home: risk of administering IV antibiotics.The American journal of emergency medicine · 2014Article
- A modern-day purgatory: older adults in the emergency department with nonoperative injuries.Journal of the American Geriatrics Society · 2014Review
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3 authors at 1 institution in 1 country.
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Abstract
An increasing number of emergency departments (EDs) are providing extended care and monitoring of patients in ED observation units (EDOUs). EDOUs can be useful for older adults as an alternative to hospitalization and as a means of risk stratification for older adults with unclear presentations. They can also provide a period of therapeutic intervention and reassessment for older patients in whom the appropriateness and safety of immediate outpatient care are unclear. This article discusses the general characteristics of EDOUs, reviews appropriate entry and exclusion criteria for older adults in EDOUs, and discusses regulatory implications of observation status for patients with Medicare.
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