Impact of frailty on 30-day and 1-year mortality in hospitalised elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective observational study.

Jia LuoWen TangYing SunChunyan Jiang

Published in: BMJ open (2020)

These findings suggest that frailty is strongly associated with SCAP and higher 1-year mortality in elderly patients with CAP, and frailty should be detected early to improve the management of these patients.

Keyphrases

community acquired pneumonia
community dwelling
end stage renal disease
cardiovascular events
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
chronic kidney disease
risk factors
peritoneal dialysis
type diabetes
coronary artery disease
middle aged