Frailty predicts failure to discharge patients home from a subacute-care unit: a 3-year Italian experience
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DOI: 10.1007/s40520-021-01908-w
Abstract: The primary purpose of Subacute Care Units (SCU) is to decongest acute hospital wards and facilitate the return of older patients to home. We analyzed the clinical characteristics and outcomes of patients admitted to an… read more here.
Keywords: subacute care; discharge; frailty; patients home ... See more keywords
Direct Admission from the Emergency Department to a Subacute Care Ward: An Alternative to Acute Hospitalization.
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DOI: 10.1016/j.jamda.2020.05.064
Abstract: In recent years, subacute care units (SCUs) have emerged as alternatives to acute hospitalization for selected emergency department (ED) patients who might benefit from a short period of inpatient stay within a less acute setting.… read more here.
Keywords: subacute care; emergency department; acute hospitalization;