Predictors of readmission and long length of stay in elders admitted with neurological disorders in a tertiary center: a real-world investigation.
Aroldo BacellarBruno B PedreiraGersonita CostaTelma AssisCamila LoboOsvaldo NascimentoPublished in: Arquivos de neuro-psiquiatria (2019)
Identifying risk factors for patient readmission are challenges for neurology teams and health system stakeholders. As low socioeconomic class and four comorbidities, but no NDs, were identified as predictors for long LOS, we recommend studying patient multimorbidity as well as functional and cognitive scores to determine whether they improve the risk model of long LOS in this population.