2023
An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments
Gettel C, Hwang U, Janke A, Rothenberg C, Tomasino D, Schneider S, Goyal P, Venkatesh A. An Outcome Comparison Between Geriatric and Nongeriatric Emergency Departments. Annals Of Emergency Medicine 2023, 82: 681-689. PMID: 37389490, PMCID: PMC10756927, DOI: 10.1016/j.annemergmed.2023.05.013.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsGeriatric EDDiagnosis rateED lengthEmergency departmentMedian discharge rateAmerican CollegeRevisit ratesOlder adultsUrinary tract infectionAge categoriesGeriatric Emergency DepartmentHigher diagnosis ratesED visitsTract infectionsMental statusObservational studyDelirium/Outcome comparisonsData registryED statusProcess outcomesED sitesStayAnalytic sampleAdults
2020
A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Nursing Home to Emergency Department Care Transitions.
Gettel CJ, Pertsch N, Goldberg EM. A Systematic Review of Interventions to Improve Nursing Home to Emergency Department Care Transitions. Annals Of Long-Term Care Clinical Care And Aging 2020, 28: e12-e19. PMID: 32542070, PMCID: PMC7295263.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchPre-post intervention studyTransitions of careEmergency departmentNursing homesIntervention studiesEmergency Department Care TransitionsIntervention implementationED revisit ratesRetrospective cohort studyHealth care utilizationPatient-centered outcomesFull-text reviewHospital lengthCohort studyHospital readmissionCare utilizationCare transitionsSystematic reviewStudy reportingFacility transferRevisit ratesInterventionMedical errorsMultimodal approachPatients