Frailty and mortality: Utility of Frail-VIG index in ED short-stay units for older adults.

Background: Frailty assessment allows the identification of patients at risk of death. The aim here was to study the ability of Frail-VIG Index (FI-VIG) in order to discriminate frailty groups of older adults and garner its correlation with mortality in an Emergency-Department Short-Stay Unit (ED-SSU).

Methods: Our observational, single-center, prospective study consecutively included patients over 65-years-old admitted between March 1, 2021, and April 30, 2021.

Learn, unlearn, and learn again: the secret to changing how elderly patients are attended in the emergency department.

The demographic shift toward ever greater numbers of older patients with multiple conditions and functional dependency has increased pressure on emergency departments (EDs). The traditional approach to emergency treatment does not resolve problems in this population, creates risk, leads to high admission rates, and collapses the ED itself. Medical associations recommend that multidisciplinary teams incorporate geriatric assessment strategies and procure safe care enviroments.

Development of a comprehensive, multidisciplinary program of care for frailty in an emergency department.

Purpose: Frailty and multi-morbidity have been associated with increased pressure on Emergency Departments (ED), higher hospital admissions and more risks for patients arising from the ED stay. The advantages of developing specific attention to frailty in ED have been highlighted. The benefits of these approaches are related to patients but also to organizations.