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1 to 3 of 3 Research Studies DisplayedNewgard CD, Lin A, Caughey AB
The cost of a fall among older adults requiring emergency services.
Researchers evaluated medical expenditures to 1 year among community-dwelling older adults who fell and required ambulance transport, including acute versus post-acute periods, the primary drivers of cost, and comparison to baseline expenditures. They found that older adults who fall and require emergency services have increased healthcare expenditures compared with baseline, particularly during the post-acute period. Comorbidities, noninjury medical conditions, fracture type, and surgical interventions were independently associated with increased costs.
AHRQ-funded; HS023796.
Citation: Newgard CD, Lin A, Caughey AB .
The cost of a fall among older adults requiring emergency services.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2021 Feb;69(2):389-98. doi: 10.1111/jgs.16863..
Keywords: Elderly, Falls, Emergency Department, Healthcare Costs, Emergency Medical Services (EMS)
Newgard CD, Lin A, Yanez ND
Long-term outcomes among injured older adults transported by emergency medical services.
This study examined the outcomes of injured older adults who were transported by emergency medical services (EMS) to the hospital. Older adults 65 years and older who were transported by 44 EMS agencies to 51 hospitals in 2011 were included and then had a 12-month follow-up through December 31, 2012. The majority of older adults were transported after a fall (84.5%). Serious injuries occurred in 3.5% with a serious extremity injury being the most common (17.8%). Mortality rates for older adults with severe injuries ranged from 1.6% in the hospital to 20.3% at 1 year. The most common causes of death was cardiovascular diseases and dementia.
AHRQ-funded; HS023796.
Citation: Newgard CD, Lin A, Yanez ND .
Long-term outcomes among injured older adults transported by emergency medical services.
Injury 2019 Jun;50(6):1175-85. doi: 10.1016/j.injury.2019.04.028..
Keywords: Elderly, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Falls, Injuries and Wounds, Outcomes, Trauma
Patterson BW, Smith MA, Repplinger MD
Using chief complaint in addition to diagnosis codes to identify falls in the emergency department.
The researchers compared incidence of falls in an emergency department (ED) cohort using a traditional International Classification of Diseases, Ninth Revision (ICD-9) code-based scheme and an expanded definition that included chief complaint information. They concluded that identifying individuals in the ED who have fallen based on diagnosis codes underestimates the true burden of falls.
AHRQ-funded; HS024558.
Citation: Patterson BW, Smith MA, Repplinger MD .
Using chief complaint in addition to diagnosis codes to identify falls in the emergency department.
J Am Geriatr Soc 2017 Sep;65(9):E135-E40. doi: 10.1111/jgs.14982.
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Keywords: Falls, Emergency Medical Services (EMS), Emergency Department