Table 4 Urgent hospitalisations
From: Afterhours telehealth in Australian residential aged care facilities: a mixed methods evaluation
Reason for urgent ED Transfer | Residents (n) |
|---|---|
Sepsis | 4 |
Haemoptysis | 2 |
Coffee ground vomiting | 2 |
Infection, source unknown (with vomiting) | 1 |
Periapical abscess | 1 |
Gastric ulcer with haemorrhage | 1 |
Gastrointestinal haemorrhage | 1 |
Rectal haemorrhage | 1 |
Cardiac syncope | 1 |
Hypoxia | 1 |
Lower respiratory tract infection | 1 |
Post Operative (Cystoscopy) Bleed | 1 |
Haematuria | 1 |
Hip pain | 1 |
Low back pain post fall | 1 |