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Hospitalization length of stay

Exposure

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  • 1 lab in 1 country
  • Funders: Australian Society of Anaesthetists and 5 more
  • 1 of 1 finding with company ties
  • Humans1

Outcomes

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Cognitive function

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  1. Hospitalization length of stay impairs cognitive function in humans (-0.008 z-score/year/day (SE = 0.002, p < 0.001)).

    “-0.008 change in cognition/year/day-in-hospital (SE = 0.002, p < 0.001) rather than non-recent hospitalizations”

    Humansn = 1,026

    All-Cause Acute Illness Hospitalisations in the Preceding Two Years Are Associated With Cognitive Decline in Older Adults: The Sydney Memory and Ageing Study

    International journal of geriatric psychiatryMay 1, 2025

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