Predictive value of bedside lung ultrasound, quantitative chest CT, and frailty assessment for short-term outcomes in elderly patients with severe pneumonia: a pilot study.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Elderly patients with severe community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) have high short-term mortality, yet conventional severity scores do not incorporate bedside imaging or physiological frailty. In this study we aim to (1) evaluate the feasibility of obtaining lung ultrasound (LUS), quantitative chest computed tomography (CT), and Clinical Frailty Scale (CFS) assessments during the same admission and (2) explore the predictive potential for 28-day mortality by integrating imaging severity with physiological frailty.

Methods

In this prospective, single-center pilot study (February 2022 - February 2025), we consecutively enrolled 60 hospitalized adults ≥ 65 years who met guideline criteria for severe CAP and completed 28-day follow-up. Twelve-zone LUS and CFS assessments

SUBMITTER: Shao L 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12522310 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature