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Acute Geriatric Medicine
M. . Ed(S): Lye
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Description for Acute Geriatric Medicine
Paperback. Editor(s): Lye, M. Series: Modern Geriatrics Series. Num Pages: 152 pages, biography. BIC Classification: MJX; VFJG; WM. Category: (P) Professional & Vocational. Dimension: 229 x 152 x 8. Weight in Grams: 232.
Most patients in developed nations with medical problems requiring hospital care are elderly. Increasingly the dividing line between general internal medi cine and acute geriatric medicine is becoming more blurred. It is, nevertheless, apparent that some elderly patients on medical or sub-specialty hospital wards become 'bed blockers'. Why? Also, why are 'bed blockers' less of a problem on an acute geriatric ward? Many clinicians believe this is related to a faster access to the long-stay beds of the geriatric unit. Even a brief study of hospital operating statistics will show this is not and cannot be the case. When geria ... Read more
Most patients in developed nations with medical problems requiring hospital care are elderly. Increasingly the dividing line between general internal medi cine and acute geriatric medicine is becoming more blurred. It is, nevertheless, apparent that some elderly patients on medical or sub-specialty hospital wards become 'bed blockers'. Why? Also, why are 'bed blockers' less of a problem on an acute geriatric ward? Many clinicians believe this is related to a faster access to the long-stay beds of the geriatric unit. Even a brief study of hospital operating statistics will show this is not and cannot be the case. When geria ... Read more
Product Details
Format
Paperback
Publication date
2011
Publisher
Springer Netherlands
Number of pages
152
Condition
New
Series
Modern Geriatrics Series
Number of Pages
160
Place of Publication
Dordrecht, Netherlands
ISBN
9789401086653
SKU
V9789401086653
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