Adverse clinical events and mortality during hospitalization and 3 months after discharge in cognitively impaired elderly patients

Journals of Gerontology - Series A Biological Sciences and Medical Sciences

Volumn 68, Issue 4, 2013, Pages 419-425

  Marengoni, Alessandra ^a   Nobili, Alessandro ^b   Romano, Valentina ^a   Tettamanti, Mauro ^b   Pasina, Luca ^b   Djade, Sylvestre ^b   Corrao, Salvatore ^c   Salerno, Francesco ^d   Iorio, Alfonso ^e   Marcucci, Maura ^f   Mannucci, Pier Mannuccio ^g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF BRESCIA   (Italy)

^b MARIO NEGRI INSTITUTE FOR PHARMACOLOGICAL RESEARCH   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF MILAN   (Italy)

^e MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^f UNIVERSITY OF PERUGIA   (Italy)

^g FONDAZIONE IRCCS CA GRANDA OSPEDALE MAGGIORE POLICLINICO   (Italy)

Author keywords

Acute illnesses; Adverse events; Cognitive impairment; Hospitalization; Mortality; Older patients

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITIVE DEFECT; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; INTELLIGENCE TEST; ITALY; MALE; METHODOLOGY; MORTALITY; RISK; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; STATISTICAL MODEL; STATISTICS; TIME; VERY ELDERLY;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COGNITION DISORDERS; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; INTELLIGENCE TESTS; ITALY; LOGISTIC MODELS; MALE; ODDS RATIO; PATIENT DISCHARGE; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TIME FACTORS;

MLCS; MLOWN;

EID: 84875145335     PISSN: 10795006     EISSN: 1758535X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/gerona/gls181     Document Type: Article

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