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Predicting mortality of elderly patients acutely admitted to the Department of Internal Medicine.
Apr 2015
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Abstract
This study addresses the common practice of providing aggressive treatments of limited clinical benefit and cost-effectiveness to seriously ill and frail elderly. We have created a statistical model of 6-month mortality risk prediction following acute hospitalisation admission, and identified a subset of patients with poorest prognosis that requires comfort-focused care.