Comprehensive geriatric assessment for older people admitted to a surgical service.

CONCLUSIONS: There is evidence that CGA can improve outcomes in people with hip fracture. There are not enough studies to determine when CGA is most effective in relation to surgical intervention or if CGA is effective in surgical patients presenting with conditions other than hip fracture.
PMID: 29385235 [PubMed - in process]

Source: Cochrane Database of Systematic Reviews - January 31, 2018 Category: General Medicine Authors: Eamer G, Taheri A, Chen SS, Daviduck Q, Chambers T, Shi X, Khadaroo RG Tags: Cochrane Database Syst Rev Source Type: research