Does frailty predict some but not all adverse outcomes in older adults discharged from the emergency department?
The DAI as a construct of frailty was a robust predictor of serious adverse outcomes in the first 30 days after ED discharge. Frailty was not found to be a major determinant of repeat outpatient ED visits; therefore, additional study is needed to investigate this particular type of health service use by older adults.
Subjects with diabetic anemia have Longer diabetes duration than subjects with diabetes without anemia. Based on the results of this small study, hepcidin was not associated with diabetic anemia.