Prevalence and factors associated with one-year mortality of infectious diseases among elderly emergency department patients in a middle-income country.
Maythita IttisanyakornSukkhum RuchichanantakulAlissara VanichkulbodeeJiraporn Sri-OnPublished in: BMC infectious diseases (2019)
In one middle-income country, infectious diseases account for 14.5% of elderly ED patients. Almost two-thirds of patients presenting to ED with infection are admitted to hospital. One-third of elderly ED patients with infection died within 1 year. Age ≥ 85 years, Charlson Co-morbidity Index score ≥ 5, lactate ≥4 mmol/l, qSOFA score ≥ 2, and platelet count < 100,000 cells/mm3 predicted 1-year mortality rate.
Keyphrases
- emergency department
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- infectious diseases
- chronic kidney disease
- newly diagnosed
- physical activity
- mental health
- type diabetes
- cardiovascular events
- oxidative stress
- induced apoptosis
- patient reported outcomes
- coronary artery disease
- adverse drug
- peripheral blood
- drug induced