Appropriateness of transferring nursing home residents to emergency departments: a systematic review

BMC Geriatrics

Table 2 Common reasons for ED transfer

Common reasons for ED transfers		Articles
Trauma	2–59%	[2,3,4,5,6, 16, 19, 27, 28, 35, 37, 39, 40, 45, 49, 68, 70, 71]
Altered mental state	1–41%	[3, 5, 6, 27, 37, 39, 71]
Infection/inflammation	3–49%	[3, 19, 27, 35, 40]
Respiratory	9–30%	[2,3,4,5,6, 8, 16, 18, 19, 27, 28, 37, 45, 49, 70]
Genitourinary	5–23%	[2, 3, 5, 6, 8, 16, 18, 19, 27, 28]
Gastrointestinal	6–22%	[2, 5, 6, 8, 19, 27, 37, 39, 45, 49, 70]
Catheter problems	4–15%	[37, 39]
Cardiovascular	3–21%	[2, 4, 6, 8, 16, 19, 27, 45, 49, 70]
Fever	5–13%	[6, 37]
Central Nervous System symptoms	3–9%	[4, 8, 19, 27, 39, 49]

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