Research Article
The Psychogeriatric Patient in the Emergency Room: Focus on Management and Disposition
Table 2
Patient source and reason for emergency room visit.
| | Location/accompanied by | (%) |
| | Arriving from nursing facility | 47 (34.1) | | Arriving from home unaccompanied by family via emergency medical service (EMS) | 45 (32.6) | | Walk-in unaccompanied by family | 25 (18.1) | | Accompanied by family | 16 (11.6) | | Accompanied by police/arriving from jail | 3 (2.1) | | Arriving from another hospital | 2 (1.4) |
| | Reasons for emergency room visit (diagnosis) | (%) |
| | Delirium | 85 (61.6) | | Anxiety disorder | 23 (16.7) | | Mood disorder | 17 (12.3) | | Psychosis | 6 (4.3) | | Dementia | 2 (1.4) | | Other | 5 (3.6) |
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Total visits .
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