Chan Daniel Kam Yin
University of New South Wales Sydney New South Wales Australia.
Aging Med (Milton). 2025 Apr 20;8(2):89-90. doi: 10.1002/agm2.70013. eCollection 2025 Apr.
Acute outreach services for older patients in nursing homes are being developed as our population ages rapidly, putting stress on the resources of hospitals and emergency departments. Since the COVID pandemic, the acceleration of the utilization of telemedicine has also been adopted for acute outreach services in metropolitan areas, with preliminary evidence supporting safety, but the generalization of the service to other settings, such as rural areas, is less clear.
随着我国人口迅速老龄化,养老院老年患者的急性外展服务正在逐步发展,这给医院和急诊科的资源带来了压力。自新冠疫情以来,大都市地区的急性外展服务也采用了加速远程医疗利用的方式,初步证据支持其安全性,但该服务在农村等其他地区的推广情况尚不明朗。