Risk for Short-term Adverse Events in Older Emergency Department Users: '' Emergency Room Evaluation and Recommendation '' Cohort Study Database
Overview
- Phase
- Not Applicable
- Intervention
- Not specified
- Conditions
- Older People
- Sponsor
- Jewish General Hospital
- Enrollment
- 5000
- Locations
- 1
- Primary Endpoint
- Short-term adverse events
- Status
- Active, not recruiting
- Last Updated
- 2 years ago
Overview
Brief Summary
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.
Detailed Description
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.
Investigators
Olivier Beauchet
MD, Professor of Geriatrics
Jewish General Hospital
Eligibility Criteria
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
Outcomes
Primary Outcomes
Short-term adverse events
Time Frame: In around 30 days
By using the Emergency Room Evaluation Tool( ER2), we will indirectly evaluate the length of hospital stay. The calculation will be done in days and hours.
Secondary Outcomes
- Usability of assessment tool(24 hours in Emergency)