TY  - CHAP
M1  - Book, Section
TI  - Hospital Care
A1  - Eubank, Kathryn J.
A1  - Pierluissi, Edgar
A1  - Landefeld, C. Seth
A2  - Williams, Brie A.
A2  - Chang, Anna
A2  - Ahalt, Cyrus
A2  - Chen, Helen
A2  - Conant, Rebecca
A2  - Landefeld, C. Seth
A2  - Ritchie, Christine
A2  - Yukawa, Michi
PY  - 2014
T2  - Current Diagnosis & Treatment: Geriatrics, 2e
AB  - Almost  20%  of  people  65  years  of  age  or  older  are  hospitalized  each  year  in  the  United  States,  a  rate  nearly  4  times  that  of  the  general  population.  Those  65  years  of  age  or  older  account  for  approximately  38%  of  all  hospital  admissions,  47%  of  inpatient  care  days,  and  45%  of  hospital  expenditures.  Older  adults  account  for  74%  of  all  in-hospital  deaths  and  have  more  discharges  to  places  other  than  home.  Many  are  frail  and  experience  disability  and  comorbid  illnesses.  Because  of  their  medical  complexity,  older  patients  typically  require  services  from  multiple  health  care  providers,  most  of  whom  have  no  formal  training  in  geriatric  medicine.  
SN  - 
PB  - McGraw-Hill Education
CY  - New York, NY
Y2  - 2024/04/19
UR  - accessmedicine.mhmedical.com/content.aspx?aid=1100065869
ER  -