The journal of nutrition, health & aging
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J Nutr Health Aging · Oct 2008
Multicenter StudyPredicting early mortality among elderly patients hospitalised in medical wards via emergency department: the SAFES cohort study.
The aim of the study was, by early identification of deleterious prognostic factors that are open to remediation, to be in a position to assign elderly patients to different mortality risk groups to improve management. ⋯ A simple score has been calculated (using only three variables from the CGA) and a practical schedule proposed to characterise patients according to the degree of mortality risk. Each of these three variables (malnutrition risk, delirium, and dependency) identified as independent prognostic factors can lead to a targeted therapeutic option to prevent early mortality.