Predicting mortality in geriatric patients with fever in the emergency departments: a prospective validation study

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Authors

Hamideh Akbari · Imam Khomeini Hospital

Hadi Mirfazaelian · Imam Khomeini Hospital

Arash Safaei · Sunraysia Institute of TAFE

Hakime Ghafari Aghdam · Imam Khomeini Hospital

Atousa Akhgar · Imam Khomeini Hospital

Mohammad Jalili · Imam Khomeini Hospital

Abstract

Our study showed that elderly patients who present to ED with fever and have a score of 2 or higher on the Geriatric Fever Score are at higher risk of mortality at 30 days.

Topics & Keywords

Sepsis Diagnosis and Treatment Emergency and Acute Care Studies Thermal Regulation in Medicine

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: BMC Geriatrics

Volume 24, Issue 1, pp. 758-758

DOI: 10.1186/s12877-024-05346-x

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