Association between dementia and discharge status in patients hospitalized with pneumonia

Association between dementia and discharge status in patients hospitalized with pneumonia

Abstract Background Pneumonia is the most common cause of death in patients with dementia, but the outcomes of patients with dementia hospitalized with pneumonia are poorly understood. We sought to illuminate the association between dementia and in-hospital mortality and discharge status in patients...

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Main Authors: Taisuke Jo, Hideo Yasunaga, Yusuke Sasabuchi, Nobuaki Michihata, Kojiro Morita, Yasuhiro Yamauchi, Wakae Hasegawa, Hideyuki Takeshima, Yukiyo Sakamoto, Hiroki Matsui, Kiyohide Fushimi, Takahide Nagase
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2017-10-01
Series:BMC Pulmonary Medicine
Subjects:
Cognition
Cohort studies
Hospital mortality
Patient discharge
Respiratory tract infection
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12890-017-0473-8

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