Department for acute geriatric and remobilisation under the direction of a specialist of physical medicine and rehabilitation; a randomized clinical trial

Introduction and aims of the study: In Austria the first and unfortunately still the only Department for Acute Geriatric and Remobilisation under the guidance of a specialist in physical medicine and rehabilitation was launched in May 2006. Currently the department is made up of 20 beds. The care for hospitalized patients takes place around the clock by a team consisting of six specialists who show them responsible for the on-call duties. The average workload at the department in 2011 was more than 96%, the average age of patients was 79,74 years and the average durance of stay 17.9 days. Purpose: Is it possible…