Delayed transfer of care from NHS secondary care to primary care in England: its determinants, effect on hospital bed days, prevalence of acute medical conditions and deaths during delay, in older adults aged 65 years and over

BACKGROUND: The delay in discharge or transfer of care back to the community following an acute admission to the hospital in older adults has long been a recognized challenge in the UK. We examined the determinants and outcomes of delayed transfer of care in older adults. METHODS: A prospective obse...

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Autores principales: Jasinarachchi, Krishantha H, Ibrahim, Ibrahim R, Keegan, Breffni C, Mathialagan, Rajaratnam, McGourty, John C, Phillips, James RN, Myint, Phyo K
Formato: Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2009
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2639588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19161614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-4

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2639588/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19161614
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-9-4

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