… replace guidelines, but, to provide contemporary perspective for early hospital management
… healthcare professionals (Figure 1). We believe that the experience accrued in the different …

… This document focuses on the adult acute hospital setting. The recommendations for SLPs
are outlined below within eight tables that include information on workforce planning and …

… expertise, in acute care settings is recommended to improve the care of older patients. … for
hip fracture The early multidisciplinary geriatric care reduced in-hospital mortality (0·6% vs. 5·8…

… system may cause therapists to reconsider and alter their initial recommendation to obtain
the best possible match between the requirements of that system and the patient's reality. …

… SOSs can have a high initial implementation cost, disrupt regular operations in the hospital
setting, and be met with push back from users., Hospitals may require a clear benefit of SOSs …

Older patients often experience a loss of independent physical functioning during the course
of an acute illness requiring hospitalization. This functional decline is associated with …

… Acute heart failure (AHF) represents the first reason for hospitalization in the elderly and
despite therapeutic advances, remains a syndrome with significant morbidity and dismal …

… The first national audit of the care of the dying in hospitals in England was completed in 2007
(… by the LCP as recommended by NICE and the Department of Health. The LCP audit found …

… guidelines for preventing falls provide specific information for Australian hospital settings [16…
were sustained over a time period well beyond the initial focus of the project. Comparison of …

… reviews the theoretical and research-based literature related to the management of people
with chronic confusion as a consequence of dementia in the acute care setting… of early …