Unmasking Risk in the Elderly: Predictors of Emergency Department Outcomes and the Role of Early Warning Score

Key Points

• This research aims to identify key predictors of adverse outcomes and prolonged emergency department stays in elderly patients.
• Analyzed data from geriatric patients in the emergency department.
• Evaluated associations between clinical conditions and 90-day outcomes.
• Used early warning scores to assess risks.
• Prolonged ED length of stay (EDLOS) was common among elderly patients.
• Significant associations found with atypical clinical conditions and adverse outcomes.
• Delirium, malnutrition, and frailty were prominent risk factors.