Journal article
Adverse Clinical Events and Mortality During Hospitalization and 3 Months After Discharge in Cognitively Impaired Elderly Patients
Abstract
BACKGROUND: Controversial findings are reported on hospital outcome in cognitively impaired patients. The aim of this study was to explore mortality risk according to cognitive status during hospitalization and after 3 months in elderly patients.
METHODS: Sixty-six internal medicine and geriatric wards in Italy participated in the "Registry Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI)" during 2010. Of the 1,380 in-patients, aged 65 and older enrolled, 1,201 were …
Authors
Marengoni A; Nobili A; Romano V; Tettamanti M; Pasina L; Djade S; Corrao S; Salerno F; Iorio A; Marcucci M
Journal
The Journals of Gerontology Series A, Vol. 68, No. 4, pp. 419–425
Publisher
Oxford University Press (OUP)
Publication Date
April 1, 2013
DOI
10.1093/gerona/gls181
ISSN
1079-5006