An investigation of multimorbidity measures as risk factors for pneumonia in elderly frail patients admitted to hospital.

CONCLUSIONS: In a small cohort of elderly frail hospitalized patients, measures of multimorbidity, like CIRS, are significantly associated with the risk of pneumonia. COPD and dementia are the main conditions concurring to define this risk.
PMID: 26686926 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]

Source: European Journal of Internal Medicine - December 10, 2015 Category: Internal Medicine Authors: Ticinesi A, Nouvenne A, Folesani G, Prati B, Morelli I, Guida L, Lauretani F, Maggio M, Meschi T Tags: Eur J Intern Med Source Type: research