Frailty Predicts Some but Not All Adverse Outcomes in Older Adults Discharged from the Emergency Department

Abstract

The DAI as a construct of frailty was a robust predictor of serious adverse outcomes in the first 30 days after ED discharge. Frailty was not found to be a major determinant of repeat outpatient ED visits; therefore, additional study is needed to investigate this particular type of health service use by older adults.