Vol 43 No. 3
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Author(s):

Tay Wei Yi, Low Lian Leng

Published in:

The Singapore Family Physician Vol 43 No 3 - Managing Complex Patients in Family Medicine Settings

Publication date:

1 July 2017

ISSN:

0377-5305

Abstract

This home care case illustrates how the SBAR4 model can be used for a complex patient during a transitional care period to define the active problems at hand and the conditions needed to ensure successful outcomes of the management plans. Two home visits are described in this article: first, a home visit done after multiple hospital admissions for fluid overload and congestive cardiac failure; and second, a subsequent visit done after a fall with a resultant clavicle fracture impacting patient’s function and self-care abilities