A systematic review of outcomes following emergency transfer to hospital for residents of aged care facilities

Age and Ageing

Volumn 43, Issue 6, 2014, Pages 759-766

  Dwyer, Rosamond ^a   Gabbe, Belinda ^a   Stoelwinder, Johannes U ^a   Lowthian, Judy ^a  

^a MONASH UNIVERSITY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Emergency; Nursing homes; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; AMBULANCE TRANSPORTATION; ARTICLE; COST EFFECTIVENESS ANALYSIS; DECUBITUS; DELIRIUM; DISEASE SEVERITY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; EVIDENCE BASED MEDICINE; HEALTH CARE COST; HEALTH CARE UTILIZATION; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MEDICAL SPECIALIST; MORTALITY; NURSING HOME PATIENT; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PATIENT TRANSPORT; PEER REVIEW; RISK BENEFIT ANALYSIS; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; AGE; AGING; AMBULANCE; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST BENEFIT ANALYSIS; ECONOMICS; EMERGENCY; EMERGENCY HEALTH SERVICE; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH CARE PLANNING; HOME FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL COST; NURSING HOME; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; TREATMENT OUTCOME; UTILIZATION; VERY ELDERLY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; AMBULANCES; CAUSE OF DEATH; COST-BENEFIT ANALYSIS; EMERGENCIES; EMERGENCY SERVICE, HOSPITAL; FRAIL ELDERLY; GERIATRICS; HEALTH RESOURCES; HOMES FOR THE AGED; HOSPITAL COSTS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; NURSING HOMES; OUTCOME AND PROCESS ASSESSMENT (HEALTH CARE); PATIENT ADMISSION; PATIENT TRANSFER; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84911387929     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afu117     Document Type: Article

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