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Validation of the PROFUND index to predict early post-hospital discharge mortality.
Martín-Escalante, M D; Quirós-López, R; Martos-Pérez, F; Olalla-Sierra, J; Rivas-Ruiz, F; Aguilar-García, J A; Jiménez-Puente, A; García-Alegría, J.
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  • Martín-Escalante MD; From the Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
  • Quirós-López R; From the Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
  • Martos-Pérez F; Research Network for Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
  • Olalla-Sierra J; From the Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
  • Rivas-Ruiz F; From the Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
  • Aguilar-García JA; Research Network for Health Services in Chronic Diseases (REDISSEC), Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
  • Jiménez-Puente A; Research Unit, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
  • García-Alegría J; From the Internal Medicine Department, Hospital Costa del Sol, Marbella, Málaga, Spain.
QJM ; 112(11): 854-860, 2019 Nov 01.
Article en En | MEDLINE | ID: mdl-31297526
BACKGROUND: The PROFUND index (PI) is a prognostic scale for polypathological patients at 12 months. The objective of the study was to validate the PI as a predictor of 1-year mortality in a current cohort of polypathological patients and analyse its prognostic usefulness in the short-term (1 month and 3 months) after discharge from Internal Medicine. DESIGN: We conducted a prospective observational study and all polypathological patients discharged from an Internal Medicine Department between 01 March 2016 and 28 February 2017 were enrolled. METHODS: The variables recorded for each patient were age, sex, diseases and diagnostic categories defining patients as polypathological patients, PI at discharge, number of hospital admissions, length of stay, vital status at 1 year, and date and place of death if applicable. Follow-up lasted 1 year from the time of enrolment. RESULTS: Six hundred and ten polypathological patients were enrolled. Mortality was 41% and the patients who died were older, their length of stay was longer and their PI was higher compared with those who survived. The discrimination of the PI for predicting mortality was good, with a C-statistic of 0.718 [95% confidence interval (CI) 0.67-0.76]. In addition, a subgroup of patients with early mortality after discharge was identified, with a C-statistic of 0.74 (95% CI 0.67-0.80) at 30 days and 0.73 (95% CI 0.68-0.78) at 90 days. CONCLUSIONS: The PI is a valid tool for predicting early and 1-year mortality in polypathological patients after discharge from Internal Medicine.
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Alta del Paciente / Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad / Mortalidad / Medición de Riesgo / Multimorbilidad Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: QJM Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido
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Texto completo: 1 Colección: 01-internacional Base de datos: MEDLINE Asunto principal: Alta del Paciente / Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad / Mortalidad / Medición de Riesgo / Multimorbilidad Tipo de estudio: Etiology_studies / Observational_studies / Prognostic_studies / Risk_factors_studies Límite: Aged / Aged80 / Female / Humans / Male País/Región como asunto: Europa Idioma: En Revista: QJM Asunto de la revista: MEDICINA Año: 2019 Tipo del documento: Article País de afiliación: España Pais de publicación: Reino Unido