Early supported discharge for older adults admitted to hospital after orthopaedic surgery: a systematic review and meta-analysis.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Early supported discharge (ESD) aims to link acute and community care, allowing hospital inpatients to return home, continuing to receive the necessary input from healthcare professionals that they would otherwise receive in hospital. Existing literature demonstrates the concept having a reduced length of stay in stroke inpatients and medical older adults. This systematic review aims to explore the totality of evidence for the use of ESD in older adults hospitalised with orthopaedic complaints.

Methods

A literature search of Cochrane Central Register of Controlled Trials in the Cochrane Library (CENTRAL), EMBASE, CINAHL and MEDLINE in EBSCO was carried out on January 10th, 2024. Randomised controlled trials or quasi-randomised controlled trials were the study desi

SUBMITTER: Williams S 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10858593 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature