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More needs to be done to improve the care that older adults with cognitive impairment -- including dementia and delirium -- receive when they visit hospital emergency departments. Researchers reviewed 15 studies covering 4,431 patients from the U.S., Canada, Australia, Italy, New Zealand and Israel. Forty percent of older ED patients have cognitive impairment, but the review exposes a lack of vital research. Without this, any quality improvements could prove an ineffectual use of vital resources.

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