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To determine the association between patient frailty and adverse 30-day outcomes following discharge from general internal medicine wards.

May 25, 2015Canadian Medical Association JournalOpen Access

Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital

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SKSharry KahlonUniversity of South Florida JPJenelle L. PedersonUniversity of Alberta SMSumit R. MajumdarAlberta Health Services

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Cohort study shows increased 30-day readmission and mortality among frail medical ward patients, highlighting the Clinical Frailty Scale for discharge risk assessment.

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To determine the association between patient frailty and adverse 30-day outcomes following discharge from general internal medicine wards.
Assessed frailty in adult patients being discharged from general medical wards using the Clinical Frailty Scale.
Tracked post-discharge patient trajectories to evaluate 30-day outcomes.
Frailty was common among patients discharged from medical wards.
Frailty was associated with a substantially higher risk of early readmission or death within 30 days after hospital discharge.

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Kahlon et al. (2015) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/69d5709875589c71d767dd76 https://doi.org/10.1503/cmaj.150100

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Cohort study shows increased 30-day readmission and mortality among frail medical ward patients, highlighting the Clinical Frailty Scale for discharge risk assessment.

Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital

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Association between frailty and 30-day outcomes after discharge from hospital

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