Defining Multimorbidity in Older Patients Hospitalized with Medical Conditions.
Siddharth JainPaul R RosenbaumJoseph G ReiterOmar I RamadanAlexander S HillSean HashemiRebecca T BrownRachel R KelzLee A FleisherJeffrey H SilberPublished in: Journal of general internal medicine (2022)
The presence of ≥2 comorbidities identified almost all patients as multimorbid. In contrast, our new QCS-based definitions selected more specific combinations of comorbidities associated with substantial excess risk in older patients admitted for AMI, HF, and pneumonia. Thus, our new definitions offer a better approach to identifying multimorbid patients, allowing physicians, hospitals, and policymakers to more effectively use such information to consider focused interventions for these vulnerable patients.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- peritoneal dialysis
- healthcare
- prognostic factors
- primary care
- magnetic resonance imaging
- intensive care unit
- computed tomography
- acute myocardial infarction
- coronary artery disease
- social media
- patient reported outcomes
- percutaneous coronary intervention