Predictors of length of hospital stay among older adults admitted to acute care wards: A multicentre observational study

European Journal of Internal Medicine

Volumn 25, Issue 1, 2014, Pages 56-62

  Vetrano, Davide L ^a   Landi, Francesco ^a   De Buyser, Stefanie L ^b   Carfì, Angelo ^a   Zuccalà, Giuseppe ^a   Petrovic, Mirko ^b   Volpato, Stefano ^c   Cherubini, Antonio ^d   Corsonello, Andrea ^d   Bernabei, Roberto ^a   Onder, Graziano ^a  

^a CATHOLIC UNIVERSITY   (Italy)

^b GHENT UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Belgium)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^d INRCA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Elderly; Elective Admission; Emergency admission; Hospitalization; Length of stay; Polypharmacy

Indexed keywords

AGED; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; CEREBROVASCULAR DISEASE; DECUBITUS; DEMENTIA; DEMOGRAPHY; EMERGENCY CARE; EMERGENCY WARD; ERYTHROCYTE SEDIMENTATION RATE; FEMALE; HEALTH CARE COST; HOSPITAL DISCHARGE; HUMAN; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBSERVATIONAL STUDY; POLYPHARMACY; RISK FACTOR; VERY ELDERLY; WALKING SPEED; WARD;

ELDERLY; ELECTIVE ADMISSION; EMERGENCY ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; LENGTH OF STAY; POLYPHARMACY;

AGE FACTORS; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; ALCOHOL DRINKING; BODY MASS INDEX; FEMALE; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; OVERWEIGHT; PATIENT ADMISSION; POLYPHARMACY; PRESSURE ULCER; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; SMOKING;

EID: 84892799146     PISSN: 09536205     EISSN: 18790828     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2013.08.709     Document Type: Article

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