Six underlying health conditions strongly influence mortality based on pneumonia severity in an ageing population of Japan: a prospective cohort study.

Sugihiro HamaguchiMotoi SuzukiKota SasakiMasahiko AbeTakao WakabayashiEiichiro SandoMakito YaegashiShimpei MorimotoNorichika AsohNaohisa HamashigeMasahiro AoshimaKoya AriyoshiKonosuke Morimotonull null

Published in: BMC pulmonary medicine (2018)

Mortality prediction based on pneumonia severity scores is highly influenced by the accumulating number of underlying health conditions in an ageing society. The validation using a different cohort is necessary to generalise the conclusion.

Keyphrases

public health
healthcare
cardiovascular events
mental health
health information
risk factors
health promotion
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
extracorporeal membrane oxygenation
clinical evaluation