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February 8, 2026Academic Emergency Medicine3 citationsOpen Access

Frailty Alerts Enhance Emergency Department Efficiency for Older Patients

Frailty Alerts Reduce Waiting Time and Length of Stay in the Emergency Department

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SESamia Munir EhrlingtonJWJens WretbornDWDaniel Wilhelms

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Observational study shows frailty alerts reduce waiting time and stay length in older patients, suggesting a low-cost improvement strategy.

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  • To assess the impact of frailty alerts on emergency department performance metrics for older adults living with frailty.
  • Observational before-and-after study design
  • Included patients aged over 64 with documented Clinical Frailty Scale assessments
  • Compared ED operating metrics between control and intervention groups
  • Post-implementation time to physician was significantly reduced to 31 minutes from 44 minutes (p < 0.001)
  • ED length of stay decreased from 352 minutes to 319 minutes (p = 0.014)
  • Admission rates remained stable at around 59% to 60% (p = 0.4)
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Ehrlington et al. (2026) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/698828cb0fc35cd7a8848842https://doi.org/10.1111/acem.70239
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