Southcare Geriatric Flying Squad: an innovative Australian model providing acute care in residential aged care facilities.
Intern Med J
; 48(1): 88-91, 2018 Jan.
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| ID: mdl-29314516
This study reviews the outcomes of a model developed to improve the quality of care of residents living within residential aged care facilities (RACF). The Southcare Geriatric Flying Squad saw a total of 640 acutely unwell RACF residents over an 18-month period. Of these, 578 (90.3%) were managed in the RACF avoiding emergency department. Only 35 (5.5%) patients required emergency department transfer and 27 (4.2%) were directly admitted to a medical ward. The service may have reduced emergency presentations by offering rapid assessment and management, choice in place of treatment and level of interventions.
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Colección:
01-internacional
Banco de datos:
MEDLINE
Asunto principal:
Innovación Organizacional
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Servicios Médicos de Urgencia
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Servicios de Salud para Ancianos
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Hogares para Ancianos
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Casas de Salud
Tipo de estudio:
Observational_studies
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Prognostic_studies
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Risk_factors_studies
Límite:
Aged80
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Female
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Humans
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Male
País/Región como asunto:
Oceania
Idioma:
En
Revista:
Intern Med J
Asunto de la revista:
MEDICINA INTERNA
Año:
2018
Tipo del documento:
Article
País de afiliación:
Australia