Publications by authors named "E Cretel"
Background And Aims: For older adults, an Emergency Department (ED) visit represents a period of vulnerability that extends beyond the visit itself. This study aimed to determine the impact of the role of caregiver, and geriatric conditions of patients on early unplanned rehospitalization (EUR) within 3 months after an ED visit.
Methods: This prospective longitudinal experimental study included consecutively 173 patients aged 75 and older admitted in an ED over a 2-week period (18.
Gliomas are the most frequent primary brain tumors in adults. As the population ages in Western countries, the number of people being diagnosed with glioblastoma is expected to increase. Clinical management of elderly patients with primary brain tumors is difficult, owing to multiple comorbidities, polypharmacy, decreased tolerance to chemotherapy, and an increased risk of radiation-induced neurotoxicity.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFOne of the missions of the Centre mobile geriatrics unit in Marseille is to ensure the orientation towards the most suitable medical services of elderly patients seen in emergency departments who require admission to hospital. This regulation is preceded by the collection of geriatric and gerontological clinical data which are transferred to the ward to which the patient is being admitted. The 1 039 patients assessed in 2011 were fragile, polypathological people requiring specific geriatric patient management.
View Article and Find Full Text PDFObjectives: To identify independent risk factors of mortality among elderly patients in the 3 months after their visit (T3) to an emergency department (ED).
Design: Prospective cohort study.
Setting: University hospital ED in an urban setting in France.