Survival in End-Stage Dementia Following Acute Illness
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People with end-stage dementia who develop some other medical condition have a poor prognosis and should probably receive palliative care. Researchers analyzed mortality rates among 97 hospitalized for hip fracture and 119 hospitalized for pneumonia. In both groups, some patients had dementia and some did not. In both groups, half the patients with dementia died, compared to 13% of the patients who did not have dementia.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2000
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Mortality and Locomotion 6 Months After Hospitalization for Hip Fracture: Risk Factors and Risk-Adjusted Hospital Outcomes
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Various baseline characteristics may predict a patient's outcome following a hip fracture. Treatments for hip fracture should affect both mortality and functional outcomes.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2001
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Association of timing of surgery for hip fracture and patient outcomes
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The association of, timing of surgical repair, for hip fracture with functions and other outcomes are examined. The effects on mortality or functioning within 24 hours of surgery of surgical repair of hip fracture is discussed.
Publication Name: JAMA, The Journal of the American Medical Association
Subject: Health
ISSN: 0098-7484
Year: 2004
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