| Autor: |
Jun Dai, Frank Liu, Deni Irwanto, Manoj Kumar, Nabaraj Tiwari, Jack Chen, Yinghua Xu, Matthew Smith, Daniel KY Chan |
| Jazyk: |
angličtina |
| Rok vydání: |
2021 |
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Aging Medicine, Vol 4, Iss 3, Pp 169-174 (2021) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2475-0360 |
| DOI: |
10.1002/agm2.12176 |
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Abstract Introduction Residential aged care facility (RACF) residents frequently present to the emergency department (ED) and are often admitted to hospital. Some presentations and admissions may be avoidable. In 2013, Bankstown‐Lidcombe Hospital introduced a subacute geriatric outreach service (SGOS), which had little impact on reducing ED presentations. In 2015, Bankstown‐Lidcombe Hospital introduced an acute geriatric outreach service (AGOS), a geriatrician‐led team that assesses and treats acutely unwell patients in RACFs. We aim to determine whether the AGOS reduces the risk of hospital admission for RACF residents. Methods Hospital admissions data from 2010 to 2019 were used to conduct an interrupted time series (ITS) analysis. AGOS activity data were also summarized. Results The average number of admissions from RACF per month declined from 42.8 during the SGOS period to 27.1 during the AGOS period. The difference of 15.7 admissions from RACF per month was statistically significant (95% CI 12.1–19.2; P |
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