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Hospital discharge: results from an Italian multicenter prospective study using Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening
Alberto Dal Molin1, Claudia Gatta, Valentina Derossi
1Biella Hospital, University of "Piemonte Orientale", Biella, Italy.
Purpose:
To analyze the predictive validity and reliability of the Blaylock Risk Assessment Screening Score (BRASS) Index in a large group of patients.
Methods:
Prospective multicenter observational study was conducted in six Italian hospitals. Data were collected in three phases.
Findings:
Seven hundred eleven patients were recruited. The mean length of hospitalization for low-risk patients was significantly shorter than those in the medium and high-risk groups. Patients with a BRASS Index lower than 10, unlike those with a higher BRASS Index, were mainly discharged home.
Conclusions:
Our results indicate that the BRASS Index is useful to identify patients at risk for prolonged hospitalization.
Clinical Relevance:
The use of a validated BRASS instrument can be useful to screen the patients, improving individual discharge planning.
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