Predicting mortality in acutely hospitalized older patients: a retrospective cohort study
Acutely hospitalized older patients have an increased risk of mortality, but at the moment of presen- tation this risk is difficult to assess. Early identification of patients at high risk might increase the awareness of the physician, and enable tailored decision-making. Existing screening instruments mainly use either geriatric factors or severity of disease for prognostication. Predictive perfor- mance of these instruments is moderate, which hampers successive interventions. We conducted a retrospective cohort study among all patients aged 70 years and over who were acutely hospitalized in... Mehr ...
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Dokumenttyp: | Journal article |
Erscheinungsdatum: | 2015 |
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SPRINGER-VERLAG ITALIA SRL
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Schlagwörter: | Science & Technology / Life Sciences & Biomedicine / Medicine / General & Internal / General & Internal Medicine / Acute hospitalization / Prediction / Mortality / Older adults / Elderly / ACUTE MEDICAL UNIT / ELDERLY-PATIENTS / PEOPLE / SCORE / RISK / IDENTIFICATION / VALIDATION / MORBIDITY / ADMISSION / OUTCOMES / Aged / Biomarkers / Comorbidity / Diagnostic Tests / Routine / Female / Geriatric Assessment / Hospital Mortality / Humans / Netherlands / Polypharmacy / Predictive Value of Tests / Prognosis / Retrospective Studies / Risk Factors / Vital Signs |
Sprache: | Englisch |
Permalink: | https://search.fid-benelux.de/Record/base-29177198 |
Datenquelle: | BASE; Originalkatalog |
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Link(s) : | http://hdl.handle.net/10044/1/57491 |