Why the study?
Elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus often experience prolonged length of stay and 30-day readmission, prompting this study to identify influencing factors and develop predictive models.
Population
8800 elderly patients with Type 2 diabetes mellitus
Design
Multicenter prediction model derivation and validation study
Follow-up
30 days
Authors
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Predictive nomograms for LOS and readmission in elderly T2DM warrant external validation; leaves open impact on clinical outcomes.
Prediction models incorporating clinical variables, particularly albumin, demonstrated robust performance in forecasting prolonged length of stay and 30-day readmission in elderly patients with T2DM.
He et al. (2025) studied this question.
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