Trajectories of Frequent Short-Term Emergency Department Visits Among Older Adults.

Rick Mah, Jane McCusker, Eric Belzile, David A Dorr, Deniz Cetin-Sahin, Julia Chabot

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Article in Cureus, 2025. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 1 paper.

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Incidence and sex-related risk factors of linezolid-associated adverse drug reactions identified through electronic health records.Translational and clinical pharmacology · 2026
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6 authors.

Rick MahDepartment of Emergency Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Centre, McGill University, Montreal, CAN.

Jane McCuskerDepartment of Epidemiology, Biostatistics, and Occupational Health, McGill University, Montreal, CAN.

Eric BelzileSt. Mary's Research Centre, St. Mary's Hospital Centre, McGill University, Montreal, CAN.

David A DorrDepartment of Medical Informatics & Clinical Epidemiology, School of Medicine, Oregon Health & Science University, Portland, USA.

Deniz Cetin-SahinDepartment of Family Medicine, McGill University, Montreal, CAN.

Julia ChabotDepartment of Medicine, St. Mary's Hospital Centre, McGill University, Montreal, CAN.

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Objectives Frequent emergency department (ED) use is typically defined over a one-year period, but short-term patterns of use among older adults remain poorly understood. We sought to identify distinct trajectories of ED use over a 90-day period and describe their associated patient and visit characteristics, with the goal of informing ED care for this population. Methods We conducted a retrospective population study in Quebec, Canada, using provincial administrative databases. Patients aged

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ed utilizationemergency department usefrequent ed visitsgeriatric emergency caregroup-based trajectory modelinghealthcare use patternsolder adultspatient subgroupsresource utilization

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PMID41170217

DOI10.7759/cureus.93495

PMCPMC12571058

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