RecruitingNot Applicable

Outcomes of Patients Over 75 Years of Age Who Consulted the Emergency Department for a Medical Problem

France2,000 participantsStarted 2025-10-13

Plain-language summary

The increasing activity of emergency departments, coupled with a decrease in the number of hospital beds, is leading to operational changes, of which the Short-Stay Unit (UHCD) is one example. Initially designed for stays of less than 24 hours, it now finds itself providing supplementary hospitalization for downstream services, which is detrimental to the most vulnerable elderly patients.

Who can participate

Age range75 Years

SexALL

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Inclusion Criteria: * Patient aged ≥ 75 years * Patient admitted to the Strasbourg Emergency Department (Hautepierre and NHC) during 2019 for an acute medical problem * Patient with an indication for hospitalization in a conventional medical ward Exclusion Criteria: * Patient who died during their visit to the Emergency Department prior to hospitalization * Patient admitted for a scheduled hospitalization * Patient not requiring hospitalization in a conventional medical ward (either discharged home after the Emergency Department visit or admitted to intensive care) * Patient admitted to the Emergency Department for a surgical condition

What they're measuring

3-month mortality rate depending on whether or not they were hospitalized in the UHCD.

Timeframe: 3-month mortality rate after hospitalization

Trial details

NCT IDNCT07302555

SponsorUniversity Hospital, Strasbourg, France

Sponsor typeOTHER

Study typeOBSERVATIONAL

Primary completion2027-04

Contact for this trial

Alexandre BOUSSUGE, MD

33 3 88 11 54 61 alexandre.boussuge@chru-strasbourg.fr

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