Readmission and mortality before and after introduction of orthogeriatric home visits: A retrospective cohort study in hip fracture patients.

Introduction: Orthogeriatric collaboration in hip fracture patients during admission is well established, however, orthogeriatric involvement after discharge is not common. The aim of this study was to explore the association of orthogeriatric home visits with 30-day and 120-day readmission and mortality in ≥ 65-year-old patients surgically treated for hip fractures.

Materials And Methods: A cohort of patients who underwent acute hip fracture surgery in an usual care period from January 2018 to December 2018 was compared with a cohort of patients in an intervention period from June 2020 to June 2021.

Predicting Short-Term Mortality in Older Patients Discharged from Acute Hospitalizations Lasting Less Than 24 Hours.

Purpose: Over coming decades, a rise in the number of short, acute hospitalizations of older people is to be expected. To help physicians identify high-risk patients prior to discharge, we aimed to develop a model capable of predicting the risk of 30-day mortality for older patients discharged from short, acute hospitalizations and to examine how model performance changed with an increasing amount of information.

Methods: This registry-based study included acute hospitalizations in Denmark for 2016-2018 lasting ≤24 hours where patients were permanent residents, ≥65 years old, and discharged alive.

Pain sensitivity after Roux-en-Y gastric bypass - associations with chronic abdominal pain and psychosocial aspects.

Objectives: The aims of this study were to investigate modifications in pain sensitivity after RYGB and to explore associations between pain sensitivity and weight loss, chronic abdominal pain, total body pain, anxiety, depression, and pain catastrophizing.

Methods: In total, 163 patients with obesity were examined with a cold pressor test for pain sensitivity before and two years after RYGB. Two aspects of pain sensitivity were registered: Pain intensity (numeric rating scale, range 0-10) and pain tolerance (seconds).

Mortality of older acutely admitted medical patients after early discharge from emergency departments: a nationwide cohort study.

Background: The mortality of older patients after early discharge from hospitals is sparsely described. Information on factors associated with mortality can help identify high-risk patients who may benefit from preventive interventions. The aim of this study was to examine whether demographic factors, comorbidity and admission diagnoses are predictors of 30-day mortality among acutely admitted older patients discharged within 24 h after admission.