Frailer older patients at higher risk of readmission or death after discharge from hospital

Monday, May 25, 2015 - 13:00 in Health & Medicine

Frailer older patients are at higher risk of readmission to hospital or death within 30 days after discharge from a general internal medicine ward, but health care professionals can assess who is at risk using the Clinical Frailty Scale, according to a study.

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