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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.027" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.027</a>
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1395–1398
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11
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32
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Weakness and fatigue in older ED patients in the United States.
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The American journal of emergency medicine
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2014
2014-11
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80 and over; 80 and Over; Aged; Cross Sectional Studies; Cross-Sectional Studies; Demography; Fatigue – Diagnosis; Fatigue – Epidemiology; Fatigue/diagnosis/*epidemiology; Female; Health Care Surveys; Human; Humans; Male; Muscle Weakness – Diagnosis; Muscle Weakness – Epidemiology; Muscle Weakness/diagnosis/*epidemiology; Prevalence; Surveys; United States; United States/epidemiology
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Bhalla Mary Colleen; Wilber Scott T; Stiffler Kirk A; Ondrejka Jason E; Gerson Lowell W
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BACKGROUND: The objectives of this study are to estimate the prevalence of weakness and fatigue visits in older emergency department (ED) patients, to compare demographics and resource use in these patients with those without these complaints, and to determine their ED diagnoses and disposition. METHODS: We performed a cross-sectional cohort analysis of ED visits in patients aged older than 65 years from the 2003 to 2007 National Hospital Ambulatory Medical Care Surveys. Weakness and fatigue visits had a reason for visit code of generalized weakness (1020.0) or tiredness and exhaustion (1015.0); the comparison cohort lacked these codes. Descriptive data are presented as totals, means, and proportions with 95% confidence intervals (CIs). Comparisons between cohorts used chi(2) for proportions and the adjusted Wald test for means. RESULTS: There were an estimated 575 million ED visits, those aged 65 years and older made 14.7% (95% CI, 14.2-15.3) of visits. Overall, 6.0% (95% CI, 5.6-6.4) of these visits had weakness and fatigue; this was the fifth most common primary reason for visit. Weakness and fatigue visits increased with age. Weakness and fatigue visits had longer ED lengths of stay (300 vs 249 minutes, P \textless .001), more diagnostic tests (7.7 vs 5.0, P \textless .001), procedures (5.7 vs 4.7, P \textless .001), and hospital admissions (55% vs 35%, P \textless .001). The most common primary diagnoses for the weakness and fatigue cohort were "other malaise and fatigue," pneumonia, and urinary tract infection. CONCLUSION: Weakness and fatigue are common in older ED patients. These patients undergo more tests and procedures, and most are admitted.
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<a href="http://doi.org/10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.027" target="_blank" rel="noreferrer noopener">10.1016/j.ajem.2014.08.027</a>
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2014
80 and over
Aged
Bhalla Mary Colleen
Cross Sectional Studies
Cross-Sectional Studies
Demography
Department of Emergency Medicine
Fatigue – Diagnosis
Fatigue – Epidemiology
Fatigue/diagnosis/*epidemiology
Female
Gerson Lowell W
Health Care Surveys
Human
Humans
Male
Muscle Weakness – Diagnosis
Muscle Weakness – Epidemiology
Muscle Weakness/diagnosis/*epidemiology
NEOMED College of Medicine
Ondrejka Jason E
Prevalence
Stiffler Kirk A
Surveys
The American journal of emergency medicine
United States
United States/epidemiology
Wilber Scott T