Study shows frailty a risk factor for hospital readmission, death

Frail patients who are discharged from the hospital have an increased risk of readmission or death within 30 days compared with patients who are not considered frail, according to recently published data.  “Frailty was common and associated with a substantially increased risk of early readmission or death after discharge,” Finlay A. McAlister, MD, MSc, of the University of Alberta, and colleagues wrote.