Using the Hospital Frailty Risk Score to predict length of stay across all adult ages.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Hospital Frailty Risk Score (HFRS) has recently been used to predict adverse health outcomes including length of stay (LOS) in hospital. LOS is an important indicator for patient quality of care, the measurement of hospital performance, efficiency and costs. Tools to predict LOS may enable earlier interventions in those identified at higher risk of a long stay. Previous work focused on patients over 75 years of age, but we explore the relationship between HFRS and LOS for all adults.

Methods

This is a retrospective cohort study using data from a large acute hospital during the period from 01/01/2010 to 30/06/2018. The study included patients aged 16 years and older. We calculated HFRS for patients who had been previously admitted to the hospital within the previou

SUBMITTER: Kutrani H 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11756769 | biostudies-literature | 2025

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature