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Effectiveness of early discharge planning in acutely ill or injured hospitalized older adults: a systematic review and meta-analysis

BACKGROUND: Older age and higher acuity are associated with prolonged hospital stays and hospital readmissions. Early discharge planning may reduce lengths of hospital stay and hospital readmissions; however, its effectiveness with acutely admitted older adults is unclear. METHODS: In this systemati...

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Autores principales: Fox, Mary T, Persaud, Malini, Maimets, Ilo, Brooks, Dina, O’Brien, Kelly, Tregunno, Deborah
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3707815/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23829698
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1471-2318-13-70