TY - JOUR T1 - Rate and risk factors of in-hospital and early post-discharge mortality in patients admitted to an internal medicine ward JF - Clinical Medicine JO - Clin Med SP - 16 LP - 23 DO - 10.7861/clinmed.2022-0176 VL - 23 IS - 1 AU - Marco Vincenzo Lenti AU - Gabriele Croce AU - Alice Silvia Brera AU - Alessia Ballesio AU - Lucia Padovini AU - Giampiera Bertolino AU - Antonio Di Sabatino AU - Catherine Klersy AU - Gino Roberto Corazza Y1 - 2023/01/01 UR - http://www.rcpjournals.org/content/23/1/16.abstract N2 - Background We sought to quantify in-hospital and early post-discharge mortality rates in hospitalised patients.Methods Consecutive adult patients admitted to an internal medicine ward were prospectively enrolled. The rates of in-hospital and 4-month post-discharge mortality and their possible associated sociodemographic and clinical factors (eg Cumulative Illness Rating Scale [CIRS], body mass index [BMI], polypharmacy, Barthel Index) were assessed.Results 1,451 patients (median age 80 years, IQR 69–86; 53% female) were included. Of these, 93 (6.4%) died in hospital, while 4-month post-discharge mortality was 15.9% (191/1,200). Age and high dependency were associated (p<0.01) with a higher risk of in-hospital (OR 1.04 and 2.15) and 4-month (HR 1.04 and 1.65) mortality, while malnutrition and length of stay were associated (p<0.01) with a higher risk of 4-month mortality (HR 2.13 and 1.59).Conclusions Several negative prognostic factors for early mortality were found. Interventions addressing dependency and malnutrition could potentially decrease early post-discharge mortality. ER -