• Clin Med (Lond) · Jan 2023

    Rate and risk factors of in-hospital and early post-discharge mortality in patients admitted to an internal medicine ward.

    • Marco Vincenzo Lenti, Gabriele Croce, Alice Silvia Brera, Alessia Ballesio, Lucia Padovini, Giampiera Bertolino, Antonio Di Sabatino, Catherine Klersy, and Gino Roberto Corazza.
    • Fondazione IRCCS Policlinico San Matteo, University of Pavia, Pavia, Italy.
    • Clin Med (Lond). 2023 Jan 1; 23 (1): 162316-23.

    BackgroundWe sought to quantify in-hospital and early post-discharge mortality rates in hospitalised patients.MethodsConsecutive adult patients admitted to an internal medicine ward were prospectively enrolled. The rates of in-hospital and 4-month post-discharge mortality and their possible associated sociodemographic and clinical factors (eg Cumulative Illness Rating Scale [CIRS], body mass index [BMI], polypharmacy, Barthel Index) were assessed.Results1,451 patients (median age 80 years, IQR 69-86; 53% female) were included. Of these, 93 (6.4%) died in hospital, while 4-month post-discharge mortality was 15.9% (191/1,200). Age and high dependency were associated (p<0.01) with a higher risk of in-hospital (OR 1.04 and 2.15) and 4-month (HR 1.04 and 1.65) mortality, while malnutrition and length of stay were associated (p<0.01) with a higher risk of 4-month mortality (HR 2.13 and 1.59).ConclusionsSeveral negative prognostic factors for early mortality were found. Interventions addressing dependency and malnutrition could potentially decrease early post-discharge mortality.© Royal College of Physicians 2023. All rights reserved.

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