The Multidimensional Prognostic Index Predicts in-hospital length of stay in older patients: A multicentre prospective study

Age and Ageing

Volumn 45, Issue 1, 2016, Pages 90-96

  Pilotto, Alberto ^a,b   Sancarlo, Daniele ^b   Pellegrini, Fabio ^b   Rengo, Franco ^c   Marchionni, Niccolò ^d   Volpato, Stefano ^e   Ferrucci, Luigi ^f  

^a GALLIERA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^b CASA SOLLIEVO DELLA SOFFERENZA HOSPITAL   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^d UNIVERSITY OF FLORENCE   (Italy)

^e UNIVERSITY OF FERRARA   (Italy)

^f NATIONAL INSTITUTE ON AGING   (United States)

Author keywords

Length of stay; Mortality; Multidimensional Prognostic Index; Older people

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTICLE; COGNITION; COHABITATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; COMPREHENSIVE GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HOSPITAL ADMISSION; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMAN; ICD-9-CM; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEASUREMENT ACCURACY; MORTALITY; MULTIDIMENSIONAL PROGNOSTIC INDEX; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PREDICTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; AGE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ITALY; MARRIAGE; MULTICENTER STUDY; NUTRITIONAL ASSESSMENT; POLYPHARMACY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; AGE FACTORS; AGED; COGNITION; COMORBIDITY; FEMALE; GERIATRIC ASSESSMENT; HUMANS; ITALY; LENGTH OF STAY; MALE; MARITAL STATUS; NUTRITION ASSESSMENT; NUTRITIONAL STATUS; PATIENT ADMISSION; POLYPHARMACY; PRESSURE ULCER; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84964603305     PISSN: 00020729     EISSN: 14682834     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ageing/afv167     Document Type: Article

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