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Older adults in Emergency Departments: the challenge of undertriage

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  1. Department of Biomedical Sciences and Public Health, Section of Hygiene, Preventive Medicine and Public Health, Università Politecnica delle Marche, Ancona, Italy

    Beatrice Gasperini & Emilia Prospero

  2. Department of Geriatrics and Rehabilitation, Santa Croce Hospital, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedali Riuniti Marche Nord, Viale Vittorio Veneto 2, 61032, Fano, PU, Italy

    Beatrice Gasperini

  3. Geriatrics and Geriatric Emergency Care, IRCCS-INRCA, Ancona, Italy

    Antonio Cherubini

  4. Emergency Department Ospedale Principe di Piemonte, Area Vasta 2, via B. Cellini, 1, 60019, Senigallia, AN, Italy

    Andrea Fazi & Gianfranco Maracchini

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  1. Beatrice Gasperini
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Correspondence to Beatrice Gasperini.

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Gasperini, B., Cherubini, A., Fazi, A. et al. Older adults in Emergency Departments: the challenge of undertriage. Intern Emerg Med 11, 1145–1147 (2016). https://doi.org/10.1007/s11739-016-1503-x

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Keywords

  • Emergency Department
  • Emergency Department Visit
  • Triage Nurse
  • Emergency Department Discharge
  • Vulnerable Patient Group