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Predicting excess cost for older inpatients with clinical complexity: A retrospective cohort study examining cognition, comorbidities and complications

BACKGROUND: Hospital-acquired complications increase length of stay and contribute to poorer patient outcomes. Older adults are known to be at risk for four key hospital-acquired complications (pressure injuries, pneumonia, urinary tract infections and delirium). These complications have been identi...

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Autores principales: Bail, Kasia, Draper, Brian, Berry, Helen, Karmel, Rosemary, Goss, John
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5825075/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29474407
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0193319