Publications by authors named "Dalia Abdoulhadi"

The patient population staying in nursing homes is increasingly vulnerable and dependent and should benefit from a direct access to an acute care geriatric unit. Nevertheless, the easy access by a simple phone call from the general practitioner to the geriatrician, as well as the lack of orientation of these patients by emergency units, might lead to inappropriate admissions. This work studied the appropriateness of direct admissions of 40 patients living in nursing home in an acute care geriatric unit.

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