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Which interventions are effective at decreasing or increasing emergency department attendances or hospital admissions from long-term care facilities? A systematic review

OBJECTIVE: UK long-term care facility residents account for 185 000 emergency hospital admissions each year. Avoidance of unnecessary hospital transfers benefits residents, reduces demand on the healthcare systems but is difficult to implement. We synthesised evidence on interventions that influence...

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Autores principales: Searle, Ben, Barker, Robert O, Stow, Daniel, Spiers, Gemma F, Pearson, Fiona, Hanratty, Barbara
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BMJ Publishing Group 2023
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9896242/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36731926
http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjopen-2022-064914