Gériatrie et Psychologie Neuropsychiatrie du Vieillissement
MENUProlonged stays in hospital acute geriatric care units: identification and analysis of causes Volume 14, issue 2, Juin 2016
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1 Service de médecine interne et gériatrie, Hôpital de Champmaillot CHU, Dijon, France
2 Ehpad, Hôpital de Champmaillot CHU, Dijon, France
3 Inserm U1093 : cognition, action, et plasticité sensorimotrice (CAPS), Université de Bourgogne Franche Comté, Dijon, France
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- Key words: mean duration of hospitalization, geriatric care, acute geriatrics, elderly people
- DOI : 10.1684/pnv.2016.0602
- Page(s) : 135-41
- Published in: 2016
In France, the population of very old frail patients, who require appropriate high-quality care, is increasing. Given the current economic climate, the mean duration of hospitalization (MDH) needs to be optimized. This prospective study analyzed the causes of prolonged hospitalization in an acute geriatric care unit.