Role of Clinical Characteristics and Biomarkers at Admission to Predict One-Year Mortality in Elderly Patients with Pneumonia.

Astrid Malézieux-PicardLeire AzurmendiSabrina PaganoNicolas VuilleumierJean-Charles SanchezDina ZekryJean-Luc RenyJerome StirnemannNicolas GarinVirginie Prendkinull On Behalf Of The PneumOldCT Study Group

Published in: Journal of clinical medicine (2021)

NT-proBNP levels upon admission and BMI displayed the highest prognostic accuracy for one-year mortality and may help clinicians to identify patients with poor long-term prognosis.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular events
emergency department
body mass index
palliative care
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
cardiovascular disease