Hospital and 1-year outcomes of septic syndromes in older people: a cohort study.
| Autores | Regazzoni C, Zamora R, Petrucci E, PIsarevsky A, Ariel Saad, De Mollein D, Luna CM, Poderoso JJ. |
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| Año | 2008 |
| Journal | Regazzoni C, Zamora R, Petrucci E, PIsarevsky A, Ariel Saad, De Mollein D, Luna CM, Poderoso JJ. |
| Volumen | 63(2): 210-212 |
| Abstract | PURPOSE: Our objective was to describe the relationship between sepsis syndrome mortality and cognitive and physical disability in elderly persons. METHODS: A 1-year consecutive cohort study in clinical beds of a university hospital was performed. Variables were severity of sepsis syndrome, organ failure, functional status, age, sex, and positive cultures. Outcomes were in-hospital and 1-year mortalities. RESULTS: The study included 137 patients (>70 years), both sexes. Data from 116 (84.5%) patients were obtainable at 1-year follow-up. Forty-eight (35%) patients presented with sepsis (11/137, 8%) or severe sepsis (37/137, 27%). In-hospital mortality was 15.3% (0% for sepsis and 21.8% if severe) and increased with organ failure (p <.0001). One-year mortality was 54.78% (63/116), mostly related to severe sepsis; predictors were severe organ failure (p <.0001), prior functional status (p =.0005), and Mini-Mental State Examination (p =.03). Prior functional status and organ failure were independent predictors. CONCLUSIONS: In-hospital and 1-year mortality increased with septic syndrome severity, prior functional status, and organ failure. |
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