The effect of direct admission to acute geriatric units compared to admission after an emergency department visit on length of stay, postacute care transfers and ED return visits

BACKGROUND: Compared with conventional hospitalization, admission to an acute geriatric care unit (AGU) is associated with better outcomes in elderly patients. In 2012, 50% of the hospitalizations of elderly patients were preceded by an emergency department (ED) visit. Hospital occupancy, access blo...

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Autores principales: Naouri, D., Pelletier-Fleury, N., Lapidus, N., Yordanov, Y.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2022
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Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9254499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35788184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03241-x

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9254499/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35788184
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-022-03241-x

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