Impacts of short-term low-level exposure to air pollutants on hospital admissions for pulmonary sepsis in elderly patients.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Acute exposures to high levels of air pollutants are thought to be associated with hospitalization of patients with lung infection, while relatively little is known about the association between air pollutants and HOSPITAL ADMISSIONS FOR pulmonary sepsis.

Objectives

To assess the correlation between low-level exposure to air pollutants and the hospitalizations for pulmonary sepsis in elderly patients.

Methods

A total of 249 elderly patients with pulmonary sepsis from January 2018 to December 2020 in Shenzhen people's hospital were included. The data regarding hospitalizations for pulmonary sepsis, meteorological factors, and daily average levels of air pollutants on single-day lags (Lag0 to Lag7) in Shenzhen were collected. Low-level exposure was defined as

SUBMITTER: Chen J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10656823 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature