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572 admissions of acutely ill patients aged 60+ to a university hospital in São Paulo, Brazil, from 2009 to 2013. The dataset, from a retrospective cohort study by Suelen Pereira Arcanjo, contains comprehensive geriatric assessment data used to identify predictors for referral to exclusive palliative care, which was indicated in 152 (27%) cases.

Use Cases

• Predicting palliative care referral likelihood based on clinical conditions like advanced dementia and cancer.
• Analyzing associations between laboratory values, such as albumin levels, and patient outcomes.
• Modeling short-term mortality risk for hospitalized elderly patients based on complications like delirium and infections.
• Identifying demographic and clinical factors, including male sex, associated with end-of-life care decisions.

Strengths

• Data covers 572 patient admissions with a clearly defined primary outcome.
• Multivariate analysis identified specific predictors with odds ratios, such as advanced dementia (OR=12.6) and cancer (OR=7.36).
• Includes detailed mortality statistics, with in-hospital mortality at 50% and 12-month cumulative mortality at 66% for the palliative care group.

Limitations

• Row count and column-level documentation are unknown, which may limit suitability assessment.
• Data is from a single hospital in Brazil, which may reflect geographic bias.
• Last update date is unknown; freshness unverified.

Provenance

Source

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Collection Method

Retrospective cohort study based on hospital admissions.

Time Range

2009 to 2013

Geography

São Paulo, Brazil