Journal article
Prognostic value of degree and types of anaemia on clinical outcomes for hospitalised older patients
Abstract
STUDY OBJECTIVE: This study investigated in a large sample of in-patients the impact of mild-moderate-severe anaemia on clinical outcomes such as in-hospital mortality, re-admission, and death within three months after discharge.
METHODS: A prospective multicentre observational study, involving older people admitted to 87 internal medicine and geriatric wards, was done in Italy between 2010 and 2012. The main clinical/laboratory data were …
Authors
Riva E; Colombo R; Moreo G; Mandelli S; Franchi C; Pasina L; Tettamanti M; Lucca U; Mannucci PM; Nobili A
Journal
Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics, Vol. 69, , pp. 21–30
Publisher
Elsevier
Publication Date
March 2017
DOI
10.1016/j.archger.2016.11.005
ISSN
0167-4943