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Chapter 81 - The Evidence Basis for Age-Related Observation Care

from Part VII - Evidence Basis for Observation Medicine

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  31 March 2017

By
Sharon E. Mace ,
Christopher W. Baugh  and
Madeline Joseph
Edited by
Sharon E. Mace
Sharon E. Mace
Affiliation:
Department of Emergency Medicine, Cleveland Clinic, Ohio
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Abstract

In this chapter, we examine and summarize the evidence for observation care based on age, for example, the pediatric and geriatric population, as the previous chapter did for adults with a given condition or diagnosis, such as chest pain or asthma. The critical questions addressed in this chapter are:

  1. 1. Can infants and children (e.g., pediatric patients) be successfully and safely treated in an observation unit setting?

  2. 2. Can geriatric patients be successfully and safely treated in an observation unit setting?

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Observation Medicine
Principles and Protocols
 , pp. 478 - 502
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
Print publication year: 2017

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