title: [Hospitality for elderly patients in the emergency department].
abstract: Demographic evolution results in a growing use of emergency department by elderly patients. They require special care to avoid any further degradation of cognitive and functional abilities already compromised by the disease or injury that led them to hospital in the first place. Through a clinical case, we list the risks related to the care of these particular patients in the emergency department. Early recognition of those risks and careful management of these patients' specific needs can significantly contribute to reduce lengths of stay, an important outcome from both the individual patient's and society's perspective.
authors.forename: Marie-Claude
authors.initials: MC
authors.lastname: Boulet
authors.forename: Fabrice
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Dami
authors.forename: Olivier
authors.initials: O
authors.lastname: Hugli
authors.forename: Delphine
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Renard
authors.forename: Eliane
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Foucault
authors.forename: Pierre-Nicolas
authors.initials: PN
authors.lastname: Carron
mesh_terms: D000367:Age Factors; D000368:Aged; D003695:Delivery of Health Care / Q000458:organization & administration*; D004636:Emergency Service, Hospital / Q000458:organization & administration*; D006301:Health Services Needs and Demand; D006801:Humans; D007902:Length of Stay; D008297:Male; D012306:Risk