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Effectiveness of Long-term Acute Care Hospitalization in Elderly Patients With Chronic Critical Illness

Authors :
Thomas R. Ten Have
Jeremy M. Kahn
Nicole M. Benson
David A. Asch
Rachel M. Werner
Guy David
Source :
Medical Care. 51:4-10
Publication Year :
2013
Publisher :
Ovid Technologies (Wolters Kluwer Health), 2013.

Abstract

Background For patients recovering from severe acute illness, admission to a long-term acute care hospital (LTAC) is an increasingly common alternative to continued management in an intensive care unit.

Details

ISSN :
00257079
Volume :
51
Database :
OpenAIRE
Journal :
Medical Care
Accession number :
edsair.doi.dedup.....bb89734958da956eea426cbde9da69c2
Full Text :
https://doi.org/10.1097/mlr.0b013e31826528a7