Maarit Wuorela

Diagnosis of urinary tract infection in the emergency department – a real infection or an alarming indication for comprehensive geriatric assessment? A retrospective follow-up study

Purpose To investigate whether urinary tract infection (UTI) diagnoses assigned in the emergency department (ED) were true UTI infections, characterize hospitalized UTI patients, and analyze the 12-month mortality and institutionalization rates. Methods A retrospective study amon...