The association between geriatric treatment and 30-day readmission risk among medical inpatients aged ≥75 years with multimorbidity.

Marte Sofie Wang-HansenHege KerstenJūratė Šaltytė BenthTorgeir Bruun Wyller

Published in: PloS one (2022)

Lower age, female gender and higher cognitive function were the main risk factors for 30-day readmission to hospital among old patients with multimorbidity. We found no impact of geriatric care on the readmission rate.

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