Geriatric Inpatient Units in the Care of Hospitalized Frail Adults with a History of Heart Failure

Background: Frail hospitalized older adults are at risk for adverse outcomes. Previous studies have suggested benefits for inpatient geriatric management (GEM). We sought to determine whether hospitalized patients with a history of heart failure (HF) benefitted from inpatient GEM or not. Methods: We...

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Main Authors: Shahyar Michael Gharacholou, Richard Sloane, Harvey J. Cohen, Kenneth E. Schmader
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Taiwan Society of Geriatric Emergency and Critical Medicine (TSGECM) 2012-06-01
Series:International Journal of Gerontology
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1873959812000300