Intermediate geriatric care in Geneva: A 10-year experience - 17/08/12
, C. Graf, F. Herrmann, R. Salomon, J.-J. Perrenoud
Corresponding author. Hospital of Trois-Chêne, chemin du Pont-Bochet, 3 CH-1228 Thônex-Geneva, Switzerland. Tel.: +41 22 305 61 11; fax: +41 22 305 61 15.Cet article a été publié dans un numéro de la revue, cliquez ici pour y accéder
Abstract |
The ageing of the population generates an increased demand for acute healthcare services in persons aged over 65, who can represent up to half of the patients treated in intensive care units (ICU). However, the number of available ICU beds is limited. Intermediate care units (IntCU), requires less human and technical resources, and has been proposed as an alternative to intensive care in the geriatric population. This article reports a 10-year, single centre experience from Geneva of continuous care and its impact on mortality in a geriatric population. Between 1998–1999 and 2000–2001, after the creation of the IntCU, we observed a significant reduction in in-hospital mortality. Thanks to increased medical and nursing care, IntCUs provide greater security for patients and their family, thereby improving their satisfaction with care.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF.Keywords : Acutely ill old patients, Subintensive geriatric care unit
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