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Geriatric Assessment Boosted Outcomes in OAs

Physician's Weekly

They assessed OAs aged ≥75 years who were screened for frailty and referred by general practitioners (GP) to 1 of 3 Community Specialist Teams for Older Persons (CST-OP) hubs in the Mid-West of Ireland. At 30 days, mortality was 1.0%, Emergency Department (ED) visits were 6.9%, hospitalization was 6.6%, and NH admission was 4.0%.