Effectiveness of acute geriatric unit care using Acute Care for Elders components: a systematic review and meta-analysis

Category Structured summary of systematic reviews
JournalDatabase of Abstracts of Reviews of Effects (DARE)
Year 2013
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CRD SUMMARY:

The authors concluded that acute geriatric unit care, with one or more elements of the Acute Care for Elders model, for older patients with acute illness or injury, had beneficial effects, over usual care, in reducing falls, delirium, functional decline, length of hospital stay, and costs. This was a well-conducted review; the conclusions reflect the evidence and seem reliable.
Epistemonikos ID: ed058fcb69c226bf89f4dd7e1cefca9e9af788df
First added on: May 23, 2013