SGEM#424: Ooh-Ooh, I Can’t Wait – To Be Admitted to Hospital

Reference: Roussel et al. Overnight stay in the emergency department and mortality in older patients, JAMA Intern Med 2023 Date: December 18, 2023 Guest Skeptic: Dr. Chris Carpenter, Vice Chair of Emergency Medicine at Mayo Clinic. Case: An 85-year-old patient (Ms. McG) presents to your emergency department (ED) after being found by family on the […] The post SGEM#424: Ooh-Ooh, I Can’t Wait – To Be Admitted to Hospital first appeared on The Skeptics Guide to Emergency Medicine.