Adding physical therapy services in the emergency department to prevent immobilization syndrome – a feasibility study in a university hospital

BACKGROUND: The association between the functional decline occurring with bedrest and hospitalization in older persons is well-known. A long wait in the emergency department (ED), where patients can be bedridden, is a risk factor for the development of an immobilization syndrome (IS). IS is one of t...

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Autores principales: Tousignant-Laflamme, Yannick, Beaudoin, Ann-Marie, Renaud, Anne-Marie, Lauzon, Stephanie, Charest-Bossé, Marie-Catherine, Leblanc, Louise, Grégoire, Maryse
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2015
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4669664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-015-0062-1

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4669664/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26635006
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12873-015-0062-1

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