緊急高齢者ケアの転送:救急外来と並行した診断および治療

Lennaert A R Zwart1, Nikki M F Noorda1, Chantal H N van Dijk1

  • 1Department of Geriatric Medicine, Dijklander Hospital, 1624 NP Hoorn, The Netherlands.

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目的緊急の医学的評価を必要とする複雑な状態の患者は、救急外来(ED)の混雑の一因となる可能性があります。このような患者群に対して老年医学の専門的知見へのアクセスを最適化することは、「老年医学救急外来(Geriatric Emergency Departments)」として知られています。方法虚弱な高齢患者を救急外来(ED)ではなく、緊急高齢者ケア(UGC)サービスへと誘導するための並行ケアパスウェイが設計されました。UGCはEDの診断設備を利用可能です。本記述的分析では、提供されたケア、診断、入院率、退院方針、ならびに病院への(再)入院、ED受診、死亡率に関する30日後および6ヶ月後のアウトカムについて報告します。結果269人の患者を分析した。年齢の中央値は83歳であり、68%にポリファーマシー、51%に認知機能障害、83%に歩行障害が認められた。患者1人あたり、中央値で4つの結論が導き出された。UGCでの評価は、薬剤処方の変更(81%)、在宅ケアの導入または拡充(46%)、および認知症ケアの導入(18%)につながることが多い。入院率は13%であった。救急外来(ED)への受診率は、30日以内に5%、6か月以内にさらに16%であった。30日以内の再入院率は7%、6か月後は11%であった。死亡率は、30日以内に9%、6か月以内に12%であった。結論UGCでの患者の評価により、薬物療法の変更、在宅ケアの導入、および1人の患者に対する複数の結論または診断が高頻度に行われました。再入院率または再受診率は低くなっていました。救急外来(ED)で提供されるケアとの直接比較を、今後の研究で行うべきです。

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