The Inpatient Care of a Geriatric Patient (English Edition)

The inpatient care of an elderly patient with several concomitant medical problems must include an assessment regarding whether the treatment could be carried out somewhere other than on a long-stay geriatric ward. A primary task of a doctor working with geriatric inpatients is to outline the individual patient’s prognosis and make decisions accordingly. A decision not to attempt resuscitation must be made by an experienced doctor, and grounds for the decision must be carefully recorded.