Outcomes of emergency admission of older patients: impact of cognitive impairment.
Many older patients admitted to hospital as an emergency present with cognitive impairment. This review examines whether this is detected reliably by health-care professionals, and considers how it has an impact on outcome for the patient.
Thompson
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Department of Medicine, The Royal Bournemouth Hospital, Bournemouth BH7 7DW.
Allen
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D000208:Acute Disease; D000368:Aged; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D015577:Geriatric Assessment; D006760:Hospitalization / Q000191:economics / Q000706:statistics & numerical data; D006801:Humans; D019965:Neurocognitive Disorders / Q000175:diagnosis* / Q000209:etiology; D011379:Prognosis