Transitions of Care in Geriatric Medicine.
Discharge destination
Elderly postoperative
Geriatric trauma
Transitions of care
Journal
Clinics in geriatric medicine
ISSN: 1879-8853
Titre abrégé: Clin Geriatr Med
Pays: United States
ID NLM: 8603766
Informations de publication
Date de publication:
02 2019
02 2019
Historique:
entrez:
5
11
2018
pubmed:
6
11
2018
medline:
14
6
2019
Statut:
ppublish
Résumé
Elderly patients are at increased risk for morbidity and mortality after injury or surgery in both the inpatient and postdischarge settings. The importance of discharge destination after the index hospitalization is increasingly recognized as a determinant of long-term survival, with discharge to a post-acute care facility portending a worse prognosis. Efforts to minimize discharge to post-acute care facilities should include early discharge planning. Communication among a multidisciplinary care team sets the groundwork for effective discharge planning and transitions of care. The elderly face several systematic, psychosocial, functional, and financial barriers that pose significant challenges to successful transitions of care.
Identifiants
pubmed: 30390983
pii: S0749-0690(18)31020-6
doi: 10.1016/j.cger.2018.08.005
pii:
doi:
Types de publication
Journal Article
Review
Langues
eng
Sous-ensembles de citation
IM
Pagination
45-52Informations de copyright
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