Research Article: Predicting Short-Term Mortality in Older Patients Discharged from Acute Hospitalizations Lasting Less Than Hours
Introduction:
The older population is increasing more quickly than any other age-group and by one in four persons in Europe and North America could be aged ? years. Currently, older patients already comprise ?% of acute emergency department (ED) contacts. – Thereby, an associated rise in the need for urgent care of older patients over the next few decades is to be expected and will require optimization and development of our current health-care system, eg, through improved preventive care along with fewer and possibly shorter…
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