Prolonged Emergency Department boarding after hospital admission is very common and is linked to patient harm. Evidence suggests that older patients are at increased risk of complications from boarding, including the development of delirium and deconditioning. By prioritizing the admission of at-risk older patients to inpatient beds, ED may improve the both the quality of care for these patients and reduce inpatient lengths of stay. Older patients who must board in the ED may benefit from targeted interventions to help mitigate risks from ED boarding. I was delighted to contribute to a review on this topic led by Josh Joseph and co-authored by Maura Kennedy recently published in the Emergency Medicine Clinics of North America. This article is part of the issue Elevating Emergency Care for Older Adults, led by Christina Shenvi, MD, PhD, MBA, FACEP and Brittany Ellis
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