Why the study?
Can the LACE index quantify the risk of early death or unplanned readmission within 30 days after discharge from hospital to the community?
Population
Patients discharged from hospital to the community
Design
Cohort
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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May aid post-discharge risk stratification; extends LACE validation across data sources but remains hypothesis-generating.
Can the LACE index quantify the risk of early death or unplanned readmission within 30 days after discharge from hospital to the community?
The LACE index provides a derived and validated tool to quantify the 30-day risk of death or unplanned readmission for patients discharged from the hospital to the community.
Walraven et al. (2010) studied this question.
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