Clinical characteristics and risk factors of hospital mortality in elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia
Elderly CAP patients have a high prevalence of comorbidities and a high in-hospital mortality rate. Advanced age, low BMI, stroke, ARDS, AKI, malignancy, elevated WBC, decreased PLT, and low albumin were independent risk factors for in-hospital mortality.
Authors
- Lu Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3164-4453)
- Hao Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-7866-2544)
- Shasha Li (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-2498-6893)
- Shengyu Wang (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9774-8319)
Institutions
- Xi'an Medical University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Medicine
- Published
- 2025-03-19
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fmed.2025.1512288
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Pneumonia and Respiratory Infections
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.06