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[Pneumonia in the elderly. Patients living at closed institutions and risk classes]
L De Oña Lacasta1, M Gómez Fernández, J Celdrán Gil
1Unidad de Neumología, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Ctra. De Madrid Km. 114, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Toledo. jmruiz@separ.es
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The residence and underlying diseases could be increase the severity and risk in the pneumonia in the elderly patient.
Background:
To analyse demographics qualities and mortality in elderly inpatients with pneumonia, in relation with kind of residence, and to determine the risk classes distribution.
Method:
Were studied inpatients with 65 years old or more, with pneumonia in a period of 12 months, taking demographics values and underlying diseases, including each patient in a risk class (II to V).
Results:
One hundred and three patients were studied (78.5 years mean age-SD 7.16), 67 males and 36 females, 80% includes in high risk classes, with 15.5% mortality. 17.5% were home nursing, older (82.7 years mean age-SD 5.72-) (p < 0.002), predominantly females and in high risk classes, and with lower length of hospital stay.
Conclusions:
The elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia was high risk. Home nursing was older, more risk and lower length of hospital stay.