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Ten ways to improve the care of elderly patients in the hospital

✍ Scribed by Angelena Maria Labella; Susan Eva Merel; Elizabeth Anne Phelan

Publisher
John Wiley and Sons
Year
2011
Tongue
English
Weight
165 KB
Volume
6
Category
Article
ISSN
1553-5592

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✦ Synopsis

Hospitalists care for elderly patients daily, but few have specialized training in geriatric medicine. Elderly patients, and in particular the very old and the frail elderly, are at high risk of functional decline and iatrogenic complications during hospitalization. Other challenges in caring for this patient population include dosing medications safely, preventing delirium and accidental falls, and providing adequate pain control. Ways to improve the care of the hospitalized elderly patient include the following: screening for geriatric syndromes such as delirium, assessing functional status and maintaining mobility, and implementation of interventions that have been shown to prevent delirium, accidental falls, and acute functional decline in the hospital. This article addresses these issues with 10 evidence-based pearls developed to help hospitalists provide optimal care for this expanding population.

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