European journal of emergency medicine : official journal of the European Society for Emergency Medicine
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Multicenter Study
Association of frailty on treatment outcomes among patients with suspected infection treated at emergency departments.
The clinical frailty scale (CFS) score has been validated as a predictor of adverse outcomes in community-dwelling older people. Older people are at a higher risk of sepsis and have a higher mortality rate. However, the association of frailty on outcomes in patients with sepsis has not been completely examined. ⋯ This study reported that in patients with suspected sepsis in the emergency department, frailty may be associated with poor prognosis and length of hospital stay.
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Early identification of the cause of shock is associated with better prognosis. ⋯ This study suggested that echoSHOCK significantly increased the ability to determine the cause of undifferentiated shock in the ED.
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Differences between men and women visiting the emergency department (ED) with nonsurgical complaints have mostly been investigated in small, diagnosis-based subpopulations. ⋯ There are significant differences in characteristics, symptoms, diagnoses and clinical course between men and women. Further investigations could identify causes and measures like sex-specific algorithms for ED-work processes.