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Optimizing senior’s surgical care - Elder-friendly Approaches to the Surgical Environment (EASE) study: rationale and objectives
BACKGROUND: It is estimated that seniors (≥65 years old) account for >50 % of acute inpatient hospital days and are presenting for surgical evaluation of acute illness in increasing numbers. Unfortunately, conventional acute care models rarely take into account needs of the elderly population. Th...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2015
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4546177/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26293153 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12913-015-1001-2 |