The hemoglobin-albumin-lymphocyte-platelet (HALP) score as a prognostic factor in patients with pneumonia aged 75 years and older.

ABSTRACT:

Background

The incidence of pneumonia, including aspiration pneumonia, increases with age. In older adults, not only the severity of pneumonia but individual patient differences have a significant impact on the course of the disease; however, the prognostic factors and their thresholds remain unclear. The hemoglobin-albumin-lymphocyte-platelet (HALP) score has recently been used as a prognostic factor in cancer research. We hypothesized that the HALP score could be used to predict the prognosis of pneumonia in older adults.

Methods

This retrospective study reviewed the clinical profiles of patients aged ≥75 years who were hospitalized with pneumonia at Koto Hospital, Tokyo, between January 2021 and December 2022. Patient background, age, sex, comorbidities, speech therapy in

SUBMITTER: Hayama N 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC12603471 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Oct

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature