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The Dangers of Going to Bed
Look at the patient lying long in bed.What a pathetic picture he makes.The blood clotting in his veins,The lime draining from his bones,The scybala stacking up in his colon,The flesh rotting from his seat,The urine leaking from his distended bladder,And the spirit evaporating from his soul.
Dr. Richard Asher, British Medical Journal, 1947
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Demographics
• Population over age 65 is now 13%, and projected to be 20% by 2030.
• 38% of hospital admissions • 49% of hospital days• Severity of illness rising• Rates of hospitalization are twice as great in
pts over age 85
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Consequences of Hospitalization
• 23.3% risk of being unable to return home and require nursing home placement
• 35% decline in some basic ADL• One study showed 50% of elderly patients
experienced some kind of complication related to hospitalization
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• Restraints
• Adverse drug reaction• Nosocomial infections• Incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure Ulcers
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Functional decline
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Hansen, etal, JAGS, 47: 360-365, 1999
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Functional Decline
• Data of five studies combined• 19% decline at 3 month follow up• If declined in hospital, 41% failed to return
to preadmission status• 40% declined in IADL function at three
months
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Functional Decline-Independent Predictors
• Hospital Admission Risk Profile• Increasing Age• Lower MMSE• Lower preadmission IADL scores
J Am Geriatr Soc 1996; 44: 251-7
IDENTIFY FRAILITY AND VULNERABILTY ON ADMISSION
J Am Geriatr Soc 2007; 55: 1705-11
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• restraints
• Adverse drug reactions
• Nosocomial infections• Incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure ulcers
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Immobility
• Review of studies showed that bed rest was associated with worse outcomes after medical or surgical procedures, or primary treatment of medical conditions
Lancet 1999; 354: 1229-33
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• restraints
• Adverse drug reactions
• Nosocomial infections• Incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure ulcers
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Delirium
• Most common hazard of hospitalization• Multifactorial• 14-56% have it on admission• 12-60% acquire it• 32%-67% go unrecognized• Misdiagnosed as dementia• Longer length of stay, increased morbidity and
mortality, and institutionalization
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Factors in Delirium
• Predisposing• Age• Impaired cognition• Dependence in ADLS• High medical
comorbidity
• Precipitating• >6 meds, >3 new• Psychotropic meds• Acute medical illness• Vascular or cardiac
surgery• Hip fx• Dehydration• Environmental change
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Medications and Delirium
• Opioids (especially meperidine)• Anticholinergics: antidepressants,
antihistamines, anipsychotics, antispasmodics
• Benzodiazepines• Cardiac drugs: digoxin, amiodarone• Any drug with action in CNS
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Intervention
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Management efforts
• Adequate CNS oxygen delivery• Fluid/electrolyte balance• Teat severe pain• Nutritional intake• Early mobilization and rehab• Early identification on post op complications• Eliminate unnecessary meds• Environmental stimuli
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Agitated delirium
• Appropriate diagnostic evaluation• Calm reassurance, family, sitter• If absolutely necessary: haldoperidol 0.25-
0.5 mg every 4 hrs as needed
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• restraints
• Adverse drug reactions
• Nosocomial infections• Incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure ulcers
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Depression
• Major depression: 10-21%• Minor depressive symptoms 14-25%• Underrecognized• Poorer outcomes• Higher mortality rate, unrelated to severity of
medical illness• More likely to deteriorate in hospital, and less
likely to improve at discharge or at 90 days
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Depression and mortality
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• restraints
• Adverse drug reactions
• Nosocomial infections• Incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure ulcers
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Restraints
• In 1992, 7.4%-17% of medical pts were restrained
• In 1998, 3.9%-8.2%• Reasons: prevent disruption of therapy,
reduce falls, and confine confused patients• Evidence does not support this• Serious negative outcomes result
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• restraints
• Adverse drug reactions
• Nosocomial infections• Incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure ulcers
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Adverse drug reactions
• Most frequent iatrogenic complication• Increased length of stay, higher costs,
doubling of risk of death• Risk increases exponentially with number
of medications• High risk: greater than 4 or 5 drugs
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Prescribing guidelines
• Know medications that pt is taking• Individualize therapy• Reevaluate daily• Minimize dose and number of drugs• Start low, go slow• Treat adequately; do not withhold therapy• Recognize new symptoms as potential drug effect• Treatment adherence
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Medications to avoid
• Antihistamines• Narcotic analgesics• Benzodiazepines• Tricyclic antidepressants• Histamine-2 receptor antagonists
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Important Problem drugs
• Warfarin• Digoxin• insulin
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Polypharmacy
• No single tool can identify the cause• Many medications are often necessary to
treat multiple diseases (DM, CHF, hyperlipidemia)
• Some causes: multiple prescribers, multiple pharmacies-drug interactions, and drug duplications
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Polypharmacy Prevention
• Know indication of each medication• ASK: safer non pharmacologic alternative• ASK: treating a side effect of another med• ASK: Do contraindications exist• ASK: duplicate side effects of other meds• ASK: Interact with other meds• ASK: Increase complexity of regimen
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J Amer Geriatrics Society 56: 861-868, 2008
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• restraints
• Adverse drug reactions
• Nosocomialinfections
• Incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure ulcers
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Nosocomial infections
• 50% of cases are in elderly patients• Urinary tract, lungs and gastrointestinal
tract• Risks: older age, catheters, antibiotics,
fecal or urinary incontinence, glucocorticoids
• Resistant organisms: Get records of cultures from nursing homes
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Prevention measures
• Hand washing• Limit use of broad spectrum antibiotics• Discharge patients as soon as possible• Limit use of in-dwelling catheters as much
as possible• Reassess need for in-dwelling catheters
daily
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Hazards
• Functional decline• Immobility• Delirium• Depression• restraints
• Adverse drug reactions
• Nosocomial infections• incontinence• Malnutrition• Pressure ulcers
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Urinary incontinence
• 35% of hospitalized patients• 5% acquire it in the hospital• Remember transient causes: DIAPPERS• Not an indication for a catheter• Void q 2 hours• Falls occur with patients trying to get to the
bathroom
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Nutrition
• Independent risk factor for mortality• Assess at admission• Minimize NPO orders• Consequences of malnutrition: pressure
ulcers, impaired immunity, and longer length of stay
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Nutrition
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What the admitting care team can do
• Establish baseline• Compare baseline• Prevent iatrogenic illness• Understand patient values• Initiate discharge planning• Make walk rounds with nurse• Hold family conferences• Immunize
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Establish baseline
• ADLS• IADLS• Mobility• Living situation• Social support• Discuss and obtain advance directives
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Compare baseline
• Functional assessment-current ADL level• Assess mobility• Assess cognition• Estimate length of stay• Expected discharge site
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Daily rounds
• Catheters• Central lines• Medications• Nasal cannulas• Telemetry• restraints• Therapies needed?• Target discharge date
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Discharge
• Reassess ADLS• Check mobility• Do not discharge if: new fever, delirium,
hypotension or severe hypertension• Assess home needs to be sure they are met
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Improve transitions of care
• Medications• Transportation• Medical Supplies• Home or transition setting• Pt participation• Food and meals• Financial concerns
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Readmission
• 12-66% elderly patients readmitted 1-6 months post discharge
• Frequently premature and poorly structured
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Complex Discharge Planning
• 70 years of age of older and living alone• Admitted from nursing home • Comatose• Complex medication regimen• Disorientation, confusion, forgetfulness• History of repeat admissions• In need of special therapies
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Complex discharge Planning
• Lack of social support• Limited activities of daily living• Multiple medical diagnoses• Previously or newly diagnosed as disabled• Requiring wound care• Victim of severe accident
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DOES THE PATIENT UNDERSTAND?
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Comprehension
• Study of 125 patients’ comprehension of 50 of the most common health words found in transcripts of interviews
• 98% understood “vomit”• 13% understood “terminal”• 18% understood “malignant”• 22% understood “nerve”
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Systematic Approaches
• Acute Care for the Elderly Units (ACE units)
• Hospital Elder Life Program (HELP)• Study results vary• Some with dramatic reduction in loss of
functional status• Substantial interdisclipinary team
interaction
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ACE UNIT
• Focuses on 4 components: • 1. Prepared environment for mobility and
orientation• 2. Primary nurse assessment and protocols• 3. Early SW intervention• 4. Geriatrician review
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HELP
• Multicomponent intervention to prevent decline
• Not unit based• Volunteers used extensively• Broad admission screen• Targeted interventions
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Home Hospital Care
• Patient preferences• Potential to avoid hazards of hospitalization• Guidelines issued for pneumonia care at
home by ACCP
Chest 2007; 127: 1752-63
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Palliative care and end of life issues
• Resuscitation status• Advance Directives• Rehospitalize? • What treatments?
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Summary
• The hospital can be a hazardous place for elders• Don’t assume delirium is dementia• Start discharge planning on day 1-know your
patient and their circumstances• COMMUNICATE-particularly goals of care• MOBILIZE!• Do no harm-avoid iatrogenic illness if possible
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Key References
• Society of Hospital Medicine• 1-800-843-3360, ext. 2437• CD-ROM with a compendium of resources
for inpatient care of the elderly• Acute Hospital Care for the Elderly Patient:
Its Impact on Clinical and Hospital Systems of Care, Medical Clin NA 92: 387-406, 2008