Ten Best Practices for the Older Patient in the Emergency Department

Clinics in Geriatric Medicine
Don Melady, Adam Perry

Abstract

This article reviews 10 best practices that integrate geriatric principles into emergency department processes of care. These best practices are grouped around ten words: complexity; clinician education; geriatric-specific; atypical; medication; variability; cognitive impairment; psychosocial issues; end-of-life care; and interdisciplinary.

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