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Predictors of inhospital mortality and re-hospitalization in older adults with community-acquired pneumonia: a prospective cohort study

Abstract

BackgroundA better understanding of potentially modifiable predictors of in-hospital mortality and re-admission to the hospital following discharge may help to improve management of community-acquired pneumonia in older adults. We aimed to assess the associations of potentially modifiable factors with mortality and re-hospitalization in older adults hospitalized with community-acquired pneumonia.MethodsA prospective cohort study was conducted …

Authors

Neupane B; Walter SD; Krueger P; Marrie T; Loeb M

Journal

BMC Geriatrics, Vol. 10, No. 1,

Publisher

Springer Nature

Publication Date

December 2010

DOI

10.1186/1471-2318-10-22

ISSN

1471-2318