Emergency day hospital assessments

被引：7

作者：

Black, DA

机构：

[1] Elderly Medical Unit, Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup, Kent

[2] Elderly Medical Unit, Queen Marys Hospital, Sidcup

来源：

CLINICAL REHABILITATION | 1997年 / 11卷 / 04期

关键词：

D O I：

10.1177/026921559701100413

中图分类号：

R49 [康复医学];

学科分类号：

100215 ;

摘要：

Objective: To describe the use of a geriatric day hospital for emergency multidisciplinary assessment as an alternative to immediate hospital admission for some groups of frail older people. Design: Retrospective study of change in clinical practice. Setting: District general hospital. Intervention: Immediate multidisciplinary assessment of selected patients instead of requested emergency hospital admission. Outcomes: (1) Data were collected on 67 consecutive referrals. In 63% the patient needs could be met without emergency hospital admission on the day of assessment. (2) Of the 42 patients originally not admitted only 29% were subsequently admitted within the next three months. Conclusions: Emergency day hospital assessments can be used as an alternative to immediate hospital admission for some frail older people.

引用

页码：344 / 346

页数：3

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