European journal of internal medicine
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Eur. J. Intern. Med. · Feb 2020
Three-month mortality in permanently bedridden medical non-oncologic patients. The BECLAP study (permanently BEdridden, creatinine CLearance, albumin, previous hospital admissions study).
To predict the 3-months mortality in permanently bedridden medical non-oncologic inpatients. ⋯ Approximately two out of three non-oncologic medical patients permanently bedridden having 2 of the abovementioned items are dead 3 months after index admission; a simple score including bedridden status, creatinine clearance, albumin, dysphagia, age and sex may help discuss management priorities.