Samenvatting Complexe interventies bestaan uit meerdere componenten waarbij verschillende organisaties of zorgverleners betrokken zijn. In dit hoofdstuk worden complexe interventies toegelicht aan de hand van de Cardiologische Zorgbrug. In deze verpleegkundig gecoordineerde interventie voor kwetsbare, …

OBJECTIVES: To determine the risk of first unplanned all-cause readmission and mortality of patients ≥70 years with acute myocardial infarction (AMI) or heart failure (HF) and to explore which effects of baseline risk factors vary over time. METHODS: A retrospective cohort study was performed on hospital …

BACKGROUND: After hospitalization for cardiac disease, older patients are at high risk of readmission and death. Although geriatric conditions increase this risk, treatment of older cardiac patients is limited to the management of cardiac diseases. The aim of this study is to investigate if unplanned …