Post-Hospital Syndrome — An Acquired, Transient Condition of Generalized Risk

Patients who were recently hospitalized experience a period of generalized risk for myriad adverse health events, characterized as a post-hospital syndrome, an acquired condition of vulnerability not necessarily linked to the original illness.

Abstract

Interview with Dr. Harlan Krumholz on a condition of generalized risk after patients are discharged from the hospital. (17:28)Download Patients who were recently hospitalized experience a period of generalized risk for myriad adverse health events. Their condition may be characterized as a post-hospital syndrome, an acquired condition of vulnerability not necessarily linked to the original illness.