Journal article
In-Hospital Death and Adverse Clinical Events in Elderly Patients According to Disease Clustering: The REPOSI Study
Abstract
OBJECTIVE: The aim of the study was to recognize clusters of diseases among hospitalized elderly and to identify groups of patients at risk of in-hospital death and adverse clinical events according to disease clustering.
METHOD: This was a cross-sectional study conducted in 38 internal medicine and geriatric wards in Italy participating in the Registro Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI) study during 2008. The subjects were 1,332 inpatients aged 65 …
Authors
Marengoni A; Bonometti F; Nobili A; Tettamanti M; Salerno F; Corrao S; Iorio A; Marcucci M; Mannucci PM
Journal
Rejuvenation Research, Vol. 13, No. 4, pp. 469–477
Publisher
SAGE Publications
Publication Date
8 2010
DOI
10.1089/rej.2009.1002
ISSN
1549-1684