Age and ageing
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to identify risk factors for admission for patients aged 75 years and older after discharge from the emergency department (DEED: discharge of elderly from emergency department). ⋯ older patients are at increased risk of readmission within 4 weeks of being sent home from the emergency department. It is possible to identify high-risk patients by a questionnaire. This allows targeting of these patients for more intensive follow-up in an attempt to ameliorate further deteriorations in their health.