Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial
(2011)
Journal Article
Edmans, J., Conroy, S., Harwood, R., Lewis, S., Elliott, R. A., Logan, P., Bradshaw, L., Franklin, M., & Gladman, J. (2011). Acute medical unit comprehensive geriatric assessment intervention study (AMIGOS): Study protocol for a randomised controlled trial. Trials, 12, Article 200. https://doi.org/10.1186/1745-6215-12-200
Background
Many older people presenting to Acute Medical Units (AMU) are discharged after only a short stay (< 72 hours), yet many re-present to hospital or die within 1 year. Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment may improve patient outcomes for this...
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