Risk and Prognostic Factors in Very Old Patients with Sepsis Secondary to Community-Acquired Pneumonia.

ABSTRACT: Little is known about risk and prognostic factors in very old patients developing sepsis secondary to community-acquired pneumonia (CAP). Methods: We conducted a retrospective observational study of data prospectively collected at the Hospital Clinic of Barcelona over a 13-year period. Consecutive patients hospitalized with CAP were included if they were very old (≥80 years) and divided into those with and without sepsis for comparison. Sepsis was diagnosed based on the Sepsis-3 criteria. The main clinical outcome was 30-day mortality. Results: Among the 4219 patients hospitalized with CAP during the study period, 1238 (29%) were very old. The prevalence of sepsis in this age group was 71%. Male sex, chronic renal disease, and diabetes mellitus were independent risk factors for sepsis, whi

SUBMITTER: Cilloniz C 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6678833 | biostudies-literature | 2019 Jul

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature