Prognostic factors for mortality due to pneumonia among adults from different age groups in Singapore and mortality predictions based on PSI and CURB-65
Singapore medical journal
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: 190-198, 2018.
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ABSTRACT
<p><b>INTRODUCTION</b>Pneumonia is associated with considerable mortality. However, there is limited information on age-specific prognostic factors for death from pneumonia.</p><p><b>METHODS</b>Patients hospitalised with a diagnosis of pneumonia through the emergency department were stratified into three age groups 18-64 years, 65-84 years and ≥ 85 years. Multivariate logistic regression and receiver operating characteristic curve analyses were conducted to evaluate prognostic factors for mortality and the performance of pneumonia severity scoring tools for mortality prediction.</p><p><b>RESULTS</b>A total of 1,902 patients were enrolled (18-64 years 614 [32.3%]; 65-84 years 944 [49.6%]; ≥ 85 years 344 [18.1%]). Mortality rates increased with age (18-64 years 7.3%; 65-84 years 16.1%; ≥ 85 years 29.7%; p < 0.001). Malignancy and tachycardia were prognostic of mortality among patients aged 18-64 years. Male gender, malignancy, congestive heart failure and eight other parameters reflecting acute disease severity were associated with mortality among patients aged 65-84 years. For patients aged ≥ 85 years, altered mental status, tachycardia, blood urea nitrogen, hypoxaemia, arterial pH and pleural effusion were significantly predictive of mortality. The Pneumonia Severity Index (PSI) was more sensitive than CURB-65 (confusion, uraemia, respiratory rate ≥ 30 per minute, low blood pressure, age ≥ 65 years) for mortality prediction across all age groups.</p><p><b>CONCLUSION</b>The predictive effect of prognostic factors for mortality varied among patients with pneumonia from the different age groups. PSI performed significantly better than CURB-65 for mortality prediction, but its discriminative power decreased with advancing age.</p>
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Admisión del Paciente
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Neumonía
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Pronóstico
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Singapur
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Índice de Severidad de la Enfermedad
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Algoritmos
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Epidemiología
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Análisis Multivariante
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Valor Predictivo de las Pruebas
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Factores de Riesgo
Tipo de estudio:
Estudio diagnóstico
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Estudio de etiología
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Estudio pronóstico
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Factores de riesgo
Límite:
Adolescente
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Adulto
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Anciano
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Aged80
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Femenino
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Humanos
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Masculino
País/Región como asunto:
Asia
Idioma:
Inglés
Revista:
Singapore medical journal
Año:
2018
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