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Healthcare-associated adverse events in alternate level of care patients awaiting long-term care in hospital.

Lim Fat GJ, Gopaul A, Pananos AD, et al. Healthcare-associated adverse events in alternate level of care patients awaiting long-term care in hospital. Geriatrics (Basel). 2022;7(4):81. doi:10.3390/geriatrics7040081.

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September 14, 2022
Lim Fat GJ, Gopaul A, Pananos AD, et al. Geriatrics (Basel). 2022;7(4):81.
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The risk of adverse events increases with prolonged hospital stays. This descriptive study examined adverse events among older patients with extended hospital admissions pending transfer to long-term care (LTC) settings at two Canadian hospitals. Analyses showed that patients were designated as “alternate level of care” (ALC) for an average of 56 days before transfer to LTC and adverse events such as falls and urinary tract infections were common.

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Lim Fat GJ, Gopaul A, Pananos AD, et al. Healthcare-associated adverse events in alternate level of care patients awaiting long-term care in hospital. Geriatrics (Basel). 2022;7(4):81. doi:10.3390/geriatrics7040081.