The relationship between cognitive impairment, mortality and discharge characteristics in a large cohort of older adults with unscheduled admissions to an acute hospital: a retrospective observational study

BACKGROUND: older people with dementia admitted to hospital for acute illness have higher mortality and longer hospital stays compared to those without dementia. Cognitive impairment (CI) is common in older people, and they may also be at increased risk of poor outcomes. METHODS: retrospective obser...

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Autores principales: Fogg, Carole, Meredith, Paul, Bridges, Jackie, Gould, Gill P, Griffiths, Peter
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2017
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Research Paper
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5860577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28338808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx022

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5860577/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28338808
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/ageing/afx022

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