Age-related differences in revisits to the emergency departments of eight Korean university hospitals

•We aimed to study the ED revisit rate across different age groups.•Revisit rates differed across five different age groups.•Revisit rates increased with age.•Revisit rates of older adults were higher than those of younger adults.•Diagnosis and disposition during ED revisits also differed between ag...

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Published inArchives of gerontology and geriatrics Vol. 97; p. 104489
Main Authors Kim, Keon, Lee, Choung Ah, Park, Sang Hyun, Kim, Duk Ho, Kim, Eui Chung, Lim, Jee Yong, Han, Sangsoo, Choi, Yoon Hee, Bae, Sung Jin, Lee, Dong Hoon
Format Journal Article
LanguageEnglish
Published Elsevier B.V 01.11.2021
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Summary:•We aimed to study the ED revisit rate across different age groups.•Revisit rates differed across five different age groups.•Revisit rates increased with age.•Revisit rates of older adults were higher than those of younger adults.•Diagnosis and disposition during ED revisits also differed between age groups.
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ISSN:0167-4943
1872-6976
DOI:10.1016/j.archger.2021.104489