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Identifying elderly patients at risk of readmission after discharge from a short-stay unit in the emergency department using performance-based tests of daily activities

BACKGROUND: Readmission is a serious and adverse event for elderly patients. Despite efforts, predicting the risk of readmission remains imprecise. The objective of this study is to examine if performance-based tests of daily activities can identify elderly patients at risk of readmission within 26 ...

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Autores principales: Nielsen, Louise Moeldrup, Maribo, Thomas, Kirkegaard, Hans, Bjerregaard, Mette Kops, Oestergaard, Lisa Gregersen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7310017/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32571229
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12877-020-01591-y