Scientific article
OA Policy
French

Unité d’infectiologie gériatrique : pourquoi et comment ?

Other titleAn infectious diseases ward dedicated to elderly patients: why and how?
Published inRevue médicale suisse, vol. 18, no. 802, p. 2063-2066
Publication date2022-11-02
Abstract

The management of infections in the elderly requires medical and nursing expertise with a standardized global geriatric evaluation. We present here an original and pioneering unit in Switzerland, dedicated to polymorbid and complex elderly patients hospitalized for an acute infection and who will benefit from joint management by an interdisciplinary team including a geriatrician, an infectious diseases specialist and a pharmacogeriatrician. The Hôpital des Trois-Chêne, which has geriatric emergencies, intermediate care beds, SOMADEM (somatic dementia) and UGIMP (medico-psychiatric) programs adapted to this population, seems to be the ideal place to host this unit. The teams will benefit from theoretical and practical training associated with field coaching.

Keywords
  • Humans
  • Aged
  • Geriatrics
  • Hospitalization
  • Hospitals
  • Communicable Diseases / epidemiology
  • Communicable Diseases / therapy
  • Switzerland / epidemiology
  • Patient Care Team
Citation (ISO format)
PRENDKI, Virginie et al. Unité d’infectiologie gériatrique : pourquoi et comment ? In: Revue médicale suisse, 2022, vol. 18, n° 802, p. 2063–2066. doi: 10.53738/REVMED.2022.18.802.2063
Main files (1)
Article (Published version)
accessLevelPublic
Identifiers
Journal ISSN1660-9379
132views
147downloads

Technical informations

Creation07/02/2023 10:00:41
First validation22/05/2023 12:21:19
Update10/02/2026 08:10:44
Status update10/02/2026 08:10:44
Last indexation10/02/2026 08:12:32
All rights reserved by Archive ouverte UNIGE and the University of GenevaunigeBlack