Association between dementia and discharge status in patients hospitalized with pneumonia.
Taisuke JoHideo YasunagaYusuke SasabuchiNobuaki MichihataKojiro MoritaYasuhiro YamauchiWakae HasegawaHideyuki TakeshimaYukiyo SakamotoHiroki MatsuiKiyohide FushimiTakahide NagasePublished in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2017)
In-hospital mortality from pneumonia did not differ significantly between patients with and without dementia; however, those with dementia were less likely to be discharged home.