Characteristics and mortality rates among patients requiring intermediate care: a national cohort study using linked databases

Characteristics and mortality rates among patients requiring intermediate care: a national cohort study using linked databases

Abstract Background Adults increasingly live and die with chronic progressive conditions into advanced age. Many live with multimorbidity and an uncertain illness trajectory with points of marked decline, loss of function and increased risk of end of life. Intermediate care units support mainly olde...

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Main Authors: Catherine J. Evans, Laura Potts, Ursula Dalrymple, Andrew Pring, Julia Verne, Irene J. Higginson, Wei Gao, on behalf of SPACE
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2021-02-01
Series:BMC Medicine
Subjects:
Intermediate care facilities
Health services for the aged
Subacute care
Geriatrics
Palliative care
Mortality
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01912-x

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12916-021-01912-x

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