Analysis of the circumstances associated with death and predictors of mortality in Spanish adults with Down syndrome, 1997-2014.
Paloma AparicioAlberto Alonso-BabarroRaquel BarbaFernando MoldenhauerCarmen SuárezDiego Real de AsúaPublished in: Journal of applied research in intellectual disabilities : JARID (2024)
Adults with DS have a high in-hospital mortality rate. The main predictors of death were cerebrovascular disease, cancer, early readmission, and conditions commonly associated with advanced dementia.