Predictive Value of Lysophosphatidylcholine for Determining the Disease Severity and Prognosis of Elderly Patients with Community-Acquired Pneumonia.
Minghao GuSenSen LvYihui SongHong WangXingyu ZhangJing LiuDeshun LiuXiudi HanXuedong LiuPublished in: Clinical interventions in aging (2024)
Low serum LPC levels were associated with significantly higher disease severity and 30-day mortality in the elderly patients with CAP. Therefore, serum LPC is a promising predictive biomarker for the early identification of elderly CAP patients with poor prognosis.