Interventions to reduce hospital readmissions in the elderly: in-hospital or home care. A systematic review

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2012
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CRD SUMMARY:

This review found that interventions comprising geriatric management with home care post-discharge from hospital were more likely to reduce readmissions in elderly patients. Reporting errors mean that the results and the authors' conclusions may not be reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: a7d8849fdd39741f3c58e4212cc341e6e02b20e8
First added on: Oct 04, 2012