Variability in Post-Discharge Mortality Rates and Predictors over Time: Data from a Five-Year Ward-Wide Study.

ABSTRACT: Background/Objectives: Patients with complex chronic disorders constitute a growing share of the general population and are frequently hospitalised for acute care in Internal Medicine Departments. Little is known about long-term rates and predictors of post-discharge mortality, possibly contributing to suboptimal and discontinuous care, including delayed referral to palliative programmes. Methods: To assess the long-term post-discharge mortality of patients admitted to Internal Medicine Departments and its predictors, we analysed a cohort of old, multi-morbid subjects, corresponding to the whole population of patients admitted to an Internal Medicine Department over 12 months (February 2016-March 2017). Public health registries were interrogated to assess the five-year mortal

SUBMITTER: Ramirez GA 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12841896 | biostudies-literature | 2026 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature