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Structure and processes of emergency observation units with a geriatric focus: a scoping review.

Pieter HeerenAnnabelle HendrikxJanne CeyssensEls DevriendtMieke DeschodtDidier DesruellesJohan FlamaingMarc SabbeKoen Milisen
Published in: BMC geriatrics (2021)
This scoping review documented that the structure and processes of EOUs with a geriatric focus are very heterogeneous and rarely cover all elements of CGA. Further research is necessary to determine how complex care principles of 'observation medicine' and 'CGA' can ideally be merged and successfully implemented in clinical care.
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