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A structured training program for health workers in intravenous treatment with fluids and antibiotics in nursing homes: A modified stepped-wedge cluster-randomised trial to reduce hospital admissions

OBJECTIVES: Hospitalization is potentially detrimental to nursing home patients and resource demanding for the specialist health care. This study assessed if a brief training program in administrating intravenous fluids and antibiotics in nursing homes could reduce hospital transfers and ensure high...

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Autores principales: Romøren, Maria, Gjelstad, Svein, Lindbæk, Morten
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5589147/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28880941
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0182619