Acute Geriatric Care: from Hospital to Territorial Charge

This book is focused on geriatric patients in critically ill conditions in the Emergency Room. Their percentage is very high, about 60% of the total percentage of patients, and the availability of intensive care admission is reduced for them as clearly shown during last Covid-19 pandemic. However, t...

Full description

Bibliographic Details
Main Authors: Vargas, Nicola, Fabbo, Andrea (Author), Esquinas, Antonio M. (Author)
Format: eBook
Language:English
Published: Cham Springer Nature Switzerland 2023, 2023
Edition:1st ed. 2023
Subjects:
Online Access:
Collection: Springer eBooks 2005- - Collection details see MPG.ReNa
Table of Contents:
  • Preface
  • Part I
  • Chapter 1 . Case report of elder patient treated with non-invasive ventilation in a hospital ward: setting description and role of a team
  • Chapter 2. Case report of Acute elder patients in intensive care unit: analysis of the outcome and recommendation
  • Chapter 3. Case report of older patients with delirium: clinical hospital pathway
  • Chapter 4. Case report Acute respiratory failure in elderly: hospital management model
  • Chapter 5. Case report of Older patients in the emergency room: discussion about recommendations and guidelines
  • Chapter 6. A case report about indications to ICU admission in elderly patients: the role of the multidisciplinary team
  • Chapter 7. A case report of palliative medicine in elderly patients: the role of the hospital organization
  • Chapter 8. The clinical complexity of the elderly patients admitted to hospital: from multimorbidity to frailty evaluation. Case series
  • Chapter 9. Older patients with pneumonia due to Covid disease: evaluation of complications
  • Part II
  • Chapter 10 . Case series about territorial network setting for the elderly patients with dementia
  • Chapter 11. Integrated elderly home assistance after hospital discharge
  • Chapter 12. Case report of patients in intermediate territorial settings
  • Chapter 13. A case report about the role of family and case manager nurse
  • Chapter 14. Hospital primary nursing and family medicine management of the older patients
  • Chapter 15. The non - invasive ventilation at home: case report and recommendations
  • Chapter 16. Analysis of health services integration projects proposed by the European Community
  • Chapter 17. A new model of an emergency room for elderly patients
  • Chapter 18. Conclusion