Can a Rapid 2 Day Followup After Discharge From the ED Reduce Readmissions and Death for Patients 75 Years and Older?

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Conditions studied: Emergencies

In brief

Our hypothesis is that a rapid follow up for elderly patients in a Geriatric Clinic discharged from the Emergency Department (ED) will have fewer unplanned return ED visits and fewer unplanned hospital admissions with no attendant increase in mortality. Patients 75 years of age and older will be randomized following discharge from the ED into two groups. The first will receive standard post ED care. The second will receive an appointment to our Geriatric Clinic within 2-3 days for stabilization, further treatment and contact with the patient's primary physician to communicate the course of the patient's illness and to schedule subsequent follow-up with the patients regular medical provider. There will be two primary outcomes: The first will be a composite of morality and/or return to the ED at 30 days, and the secondary primary outcome will be mortality. Economic data regarding resource utilization by patients will also be analyzed.

Key facts

Study ID
NCT01769495
Run by
University of North Carolina, Chapel Hill
People needed
26
Starts
2013-08-01
Expected to finish
2014-09-01
Last updated by the study team
2017-04-17

Who can join

Age: 75 and older. Sex: any. Healthy volunteers: not accepted.

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Where it is running

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