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Systematic searches will be conducted in databases such as Medline, EMBASE, PubMed, Cochrane Trials database, and Web of Science from inception to present. Studies will be selected if they involve randomized, quasi-randomized, or observational designs examining the effectiveness of HPC interventions in the ED for older adults. Title, abstract and full text screening, risk of bias evaluation, and grading of the evidence will be completed independently and in duplicate by a group of emergency medicine and palliative care researchers. If feasible, a meta-analysis will be conducted using a random-effects model to evaluate the outlined outcomes<\/jats:p>\n <\/jats:sec>\n \n Results<\/jats:title>\n We will report descriptive statistics to describe the body of literature and we will pool absolute risk differences along with corresponding 95% CIs. 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