Mortality among patients admitted for viral lower respiratory tract infections - a seasonal cohort study

Conclusions: In this cohort of elderly patients, those with cardiac failure and COPD or asthma were more prone to being submitted to NIV or IMV. RSV infection was associated with higher mortality independently of significant co-morbidities.

Source: European Respiratory Journal - November 20, 2019 Category: Respiratory Medicine Authors: Moreira Marques, T., Moreira, I., Almeida, A., Ferreira, T., Pires, C., Corte Real, R. Tags: Respiratory infections Source Type: research