A geriatric high dependency unit--an innovation in the care of the acutely ill elderly patient?

Day, J. J., Bayer, Antony James ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7514-248X and Pathy, M. S. 1988. A geriatric high dependency unit--an innovation in the care of the acutely ill elderly patient? Comprehensive Gerontology Section A Clinical and Laboratory Sciences 2 (2) , pp. 67-70.

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Abstract

A geriatric High Dependency Unit has been in operation at Cardiff Royal Infirmary for the past 7 years to provide "special-care" for acutely ill elderly people requiring careful bedside monitoring and intensive nursing and medical treatment. The background to the unit, its present functioning and the results of a prospective study of 432 consecutive admissions are described. The unit offers more appropriate and better continuity of hospital care for many very ill geriatric patients and may be a satisfactory alternative to admission to coronary or intensive care units where resources are not freely available.

Item Type:	Article
Date Type:	Publication
Status:	Published
Schools:	Medicine
Subjects:	R Medicine > R Medicine (General) R Medicine > RT Nursing
Publisher:	Munksgaard International Publishers
ISSN:	0902-0071
Last Modified:	24 Oct 2022 12:00
URI:	https://orca.cardiff.ac.uk/id/eprint/50059

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