Frailty is a predictor for worse outcomes in patients hospitalized with Clostridioides difficile infection
Chaar A, Yoo J, Nawaz A, Rizwan R, Agha O, Feuerstadt P. Frailty is a predictor for worse outcomes in patients hospitalized with Clostridioides difficile infection. Annals Of Gastroenterology 2024, 37: 442-448. PMID: 38974087, PMCID: PMC11226747, DOI: 10.20524/aog.2024.0898.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchHospital Frailty Risk ScoreHealthcare resource utilizationHigher healthcare utilizationAdministrative billing dataPrimary diagnosis of CDIFrailty Risk ScoreNational Inpatient SampleHigher healthcare resource utilizationIntensive care unit admissionHealthcare utilizationClostridioides difficile</i> infectionFrailty statusDiagnosis of CDIRisk-stratify patientsHigher oddsClostridioides difficile infectionInpatient mortalityPerioperative risk assessmentHospital outcomesBilling dataRisk scoreInpatient SampleFrailtyAssessed differencesHealth implications