Predicting readmissions: poor performance of the LACE index in an older UK population

interventions to prevent hospital readmission depend on the identification of patients at risk. The LACE index predicts readmission (and death) and is in clinical use internationally. The LACE index was investigated in an older UK population. randomly selected alive-discharge episodes were reviewed....

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Veröffentlicht in:	Age and ageing 2012-11, Vol.41 (6), p.784-789
Hauptverfasser:	Cotter, Paul E, Bhalla, Vikas K, Wallis, Stephen J, Biram, Richard W S
Format:	Artikel
Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Admission and discharge Aged Aged patients Aged, 80 and over Aging Care and treatment Company business management Death Elderly patients Forecasting Geriatric Assessment - methods Geriatric nursing Hospital admission and discharge Hospital Mortality Hospitals Humans Identification Logistic Models Management Medical examination Models, Statistical Older people Patient admissions Patient Discharge - economics Patient Discharge - statistics & numerical data Patient Discharge - trends Patient Readmission - economics Patient Readmission - statistics & numerical data Patient Readmission - trends Predictions Readmission Reproducibility of Results Risk Factors State Medicine - economics State Medicine - statistics & numerical data United Kingdom Validation
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