1. Outcome Predictors of Pneumonia in Elderly Patients: Importance of Functional Assessment
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Olga H. Torres, Jose Muñoz, Ignasi Gich, Josep Ris, Domingo Ruiz, Mercè Gurguí, Guillermo Vázquez, and Eva Coma
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medicine.medical_specialty ,business.industry ,Pneumonia severity index ,Emergency department ,Odds ratio ,medicine.disease ,Comorbidity ,Confidence interval ,Surgery ,Community-acquired pneumonia ,Internal medicine ,Severity of illness ,medicine ,Geriatrics and Gerontology ,Prospective cohort study ,business - Abstract
Objectives: To evaluate the outcome of elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) seen at an acute-care hospital, analyzing the importance of CAP severity, functional status, comorbidity, and frailty. Design: Prospective observational study. Setting: Emergency department and geriatric medical day hospital of a university teaching hospital. Participants: Ninety-nine patients aged 65 and older seen for CAP over a 6-month recruitment period. Measurements: Clinical data were used to calculate Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI), Barthel Index (BI), Charlson Comorbidity Index, and Hospital Admission Risk Profile (HARP). Patients were then assessed 15 days later to determine functional decline and 30 days and 18 months later for mortality and readmission. Multiple logistic regression was used to analyze outcomes. Results: Functional decline was observed in 23% of the 93 survivors. Within the 30-day period, case-fatality rate was 6% and readmission rate 11%; 18-month rates were 24% and 59%, respectively. Higher BI was a protective factor for 30-day and 18-month mortality (odds ratio (OR)=0.96, 95% confidence interval (CI)=0.94–0.98 and OR=0.97, 95% CI=0.95–0.99, respectively; P
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- 2004
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