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Introduction Nursing home residents have a high risk of being readmitted after hospitalisation. The objective of this study is to test whether an early geriatric follow-up visit can reduce readmissions among nursing home residents without increasing mortality. The main components of the intervention will also be quantified. Materials and method A quasi-randomised controlled design. A population...
Purpose Low lymphocyte counts are related to poor health results in heart failure (HF) patients. We assess whether a low lymphocyte-to-white blood cells ratio (LWR) is related to 1-year mortality in older patients experiencing a first hospitalization for acute HF. Methods We evaluated 859 patients > 75 years of age admitted within a 33-month period because of a first episode of acute HF. Patients...
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