The effect of a telephone follow-up call for older patients, discharged home from the emergency department on health-related outcomes: a systematic review of controlled studies

BACKGROUND: Older patients discharged from the emergency department (ED) are at increased risk for adverse outcomes. Transitional care programs offer close surveillance after discharge, but are costly. Telephone follow-up (TFU) may be a low-cost and feasible alternative for transitional care program...

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Autores principales: van Loon-van Gaalen, Merel, van Winsen, Britt, van der Linden, M. Christien, Gussekloo, Jacobijn, van der Mast, Roos C.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer Berlin Heidelberg 2021
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Review
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7893958/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33602115
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12245-021-00336-x

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