Utility of the LACE index at the bedside in predicting 30-day readmission or death in patients hospitalized with heart failure

The Length of stay, Acuity, Comorbidities, Emergency department visits in prior 6 months (LACE) index threshold of 10 predicts readmission or death in general medical patients in administrative databases. We assessed whether the unadjusted LACE index, computed at the bedside, can predict 30-day outcomes in patients hospitalized for heart failure. We used logistic regression with LACE as the continuous predictor and 30-day readmissions and 30-day...