3-4th May 2012 Radisson Blu Hotel, Dublin

Over 170 abstracts were submitted for consideration of inclusion at the Spring 2012 meeting of the Society for Acute medicine, which was held this year in the Radisson Blu hotel in Dublin. After peer review, seventy were exhibited as posters, while eight were selected for oral presentation. The abstracts from those presented orally are published here.

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References

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3. McCusker J, Verdon J. Do geriatric interventions reduce emergency department visits? A systematic review. J Gerontol A Biol Med Sci. 2006; 61: 53–62.
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6. Lehmann LS et al. Iatrogenic events resulting in intensive care admission: frequency, cause, and disclosure to patients and institutions. Am J Med. 2005; 118(4): 409-13
7. Mercier E et al. Iatrogenic events contributing to ICU admission: a prospective study. Intensive Care Med. 2010; 36(6): 1033-7.
8. Lehmann LS et al. Iatrogenic events resulting in intensive care admission: frequency, cause, and disclosure to patients and institutions. Am J Med. 2005; 118(4): 409-13
9. Mercier E et al. Iatrogenic events contributing to ICU admission: a prospective study. Intensive Care Med. 2010; 36(6): 1033-7.