The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure
(2020)
Journal Article
Shing Kwok, C., Zieroth, S., Van Spall, H. G. C., Helliwell, T., Clarson, L., Mohamed, M., …Mamas, M. A. (2020). The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure. International Journal of Cardiology, 184-190. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2019.09.064
Background: Little is known about frailty amongst patients hospitalized with heart failure (HF) on a national level. Methods: We conducted a retrospective cohort study of patients admitted to hospital for HF in the United States. We examined how... Read More about The Hospital Frailty Risk Score and its association with in-hospital mortality, cost, length of stay and discharge location in patients with heart failure.