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Table 4 Odds-ratios (OR) of patients’ outcome after ED visit when comparing elderly patients assisted by professional home services to patients without any professional support

From: Emergency department outcome of elderly patients assisted by professional home services, the EPIGER study

 

OR [95%CI]

P-value

ED outcome (n = 1168)

 Admitted

0.92 [0.65;1.30]

0.636

 Admitted for “having difficulties coping at home”

0.59 [0.38;0.92]

0.020

 Admitted to the ED short unit

0.81 [0.57;1.14]

0.225

 Admitted to the Intensive Care Unit

0.70 [0.30;1.64]

0.408

On Day 30 among admitted patients (n = 732):

 Still hospitalized

1.10 [0.75;1.61]

0.628

  1. Adjusting variables: age, sex, history of respiratory, cardiovascular or neurological diseases, cognitive impairment, psychotropic drugs, Knaus classification, clinical severity and performed investigations
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BMC Geriatrics

ISSN: 1471-2318

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