[Medicine wards of Local Health Authority 18 of Rovigo - Prospective Survey].

Aim: The primary objective of the study is to measure the phenomenon of the difficult discharge through the implementation and use of a validated instrument that can support later the nurse in planning the discharge of patients hospitalized in the departments of Medi- cine and Geriatrics.

Secondary Objectives: - Experience using the index of BRASS - To study the characteristics of the population at risk of difficult discharge

Method: prospective observational study to measure the phenomenon of the difficult discharge through the implementation of the index of BRASS in the Medicine and Geriatrics wards of Hospital of Rovigo Ulss 18, in order to study the characteristics of the population at risk of discharge difficult.

Results: In a sample of 165 patients, 42.