Does our emergency department comply with the royal college of emergency medicine guidelines recommending a consultant review of patients over the age of seventy presenting with abdominal pain?

Aim: The elderly population is at a higher risk for a poor outcome when presenting to the emergency department with abdominal pain. This audit determined whether a consultant reviewed patients presenting with abdominal pain over the age of seventy as recommended by the emergency medicine guidelines.
Source: International Journal of Surgery - Category: Surgery Authors: Source Type: research