Associations between comorbidity-related functional limitations and pneumonia outcomes.

Chastity GreeneHui NianYuwei ZhuJames W AntoonKatherine L FreundlichKrow AmpofoLaura F SartoriJakobi JohnsonDonald H ArnoldPer GestelandJustine StassunJeff RobisonAndrew T PaviaCarlos G GrijalvaDerek J Williams

Published in: Journal of hospital medicine (2022)

Comorbidity-related functional limitations are important predictors of disease outcomes in children with pneumonia. Consideration of functional limitations, rather than the presence of comorbidity alone, is critical when assessing risk of severe outcomes.

Keyphrases

young adults
metabolic syndrome
adipose tissue
skeletal muscle
drug induced