Meeting
Abstract Number: 111
SHM Converge 2021
Background: Age has been implicated as the main risk factor for COVID-19-related mortality. Yet, critical factors relevant to older patients, such as baseline function and life-sustaining treatment preferences, have not been considered. The objective of this study was to determine patient factors associated with mortality in hospitalized older adults with COVID-19. Methods: A retrospective cohort […]
Abstract Number: 289
SHM Converge 2023
Background: Lack of mobilization of hospitalized non-ICU medical patients has known negative consequences, including worse health and psychological outcomes, functional decline and increased hospital length of stay (1). Known challenges to increasing mobilization amongst inpatients include patient- and institutional-related limitations such as patient symptoms and lack of available assistance (2). At our urban, quaternary care, […]