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Cardio‐geriatric model of care in acute heart failure: initial experience of a multidisciplinary approach in complex elderly patients
Author(s) -
Mulligan Andrew,
Seman Michael,
Abramowski Rebecca,
Falls Roman,
Scholes Elizabeth,
Vogrin Sara,
Long Claire,
Cox Nicholas,
Neil Christopher J.
Publication year - 2020
Publication title -
internal medicine journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.596
H-Index - 70
eISSN - 1445-5994
pISSN - 1444-0903
DOI - 10.1111/imj.14793
Subject(s) - medicine , heart failure , multidisciplinary approach , acute decompensated heart failure , geriatric care , intensive care medicine , geriatrics , emergency medicine , cardiology , nursing , social science , psychiatry , sociology
A ‘cardio‐geriatric’ heart failure model of care was implemented to address the high rates of readmission in elderly acute decompensated heart failure patients. Despite demonstrably intensified management in both the cardiology and geriatric domains, this study did not demonstrate a positive effect on the primary outcome of all cause readmissions at 30 days.