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rdf:type
lifeskim:mentions
pubmed:issue
2
pubmed:dateCreated
1988-6-23
pubmed:abstractText
The use of orthopaedic beds by large numbers of elderly patients with multiple pathology will increase and already exceeds the provision of orthopaedic-geriatric rehabilitation units. A cross-specialty multidisciplinary ward round improved the quality of care of orthopaedic patients without requiring expenditure on equipment, facilities or staff, and abolished the need to transfer patients to geriatric beds for rehabilitation, this being achieved on the orthopaedic unit. The liaison service provided excellent medical training in acute and rehabilitative aspects of geriatric medicine, enhanced the role of other disciplines in the care of the elderly orthopaedic patient and facilitated communication between departments.
pubmed:language
eng
pubmed:journal
pubmed:citationSubset
IM
pubmed:status
MEDLINE
pubmed:month
Mar
pubmed:issn
0002-0729
pubmed:author
pubmed:issnType
Print
pubmed:volume
17
pubmed:owner
NLM
pubmed:authorsComplete
Y
pubmed:pagination
129-33
pubmed:dateRevised
2000-12-18
pubmed:meshHeading
pubmed:year
1988
pubmed:articleTitle
The first year of a geriatric-orthopaedic liaison service: an alternative to 'orthogeriatric' units?
pubmed:affiliation
Hammersmith Hospital, Geriatric Unit, London.
pubmed:publicationType
Journal Article