Health outcome of older hospitalized patients in internal medicine environments evaluated by Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) screening and geriatric assessment

Health outcome of older hospitalized patients in internal medicine environments evaluated by Identification of Seniors at Risk (ISAR) screening and geriatric assessment

Abstract Background Hospitals are in need of valid and economic screening and assessment tools that help identifying older patients at risk for complications which require intensified support during their hospital stay. Methods Five hundred forty-seven internal medicine in-patients (mean age 78.14 ±...

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Main Authors: Anne-Carina Scharf, Janine Gronewold, Christian Dahlmann, Jeanina Schlitzer, Andreas Kribben, Guido Gerken, Tienush Rassaf, Christoph Kleinschnitz, Richard Dodel, Helmut Frohnhofen, Dirk M. Hermann
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2019-08-01
Series:BMC Geriatrics
Subjects:
ISAR
CGA
Older in-patients
Risk screening
Geriatrics
Internal medicine
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12877-019-1239-3

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