Development of a predictive score for mortality at 3- and 12-month after discharge from an acute geriatric unit as a trigger for advanced care planning.
Guillaume DeschasseFrédéric BlochElodie DrumezAnne CharpentierFabien VisadeCeline DelecluseGilles LoggiaPascale LescureJadwiga Attier-ŻmudkaJennifer BlochCedric GaxatteWilliam's Van Den BergheFrançois PuisieuxJean-Baptiste BeuscartPublished in: The journals of gerontology. Series A, Biological sciences and medical sciences (2021)
Our score predicted a broad range of risks of death after discharge from the AGU. Having this information at the time of hospital discharge might trigger a discussion on advanced care planning and end-of-life care with very old, frail patients.
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