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Association between clusters of diseases and polypharmacy in hospitalized elderly patients: results from the REPOSI study.

2011

BACKGROUND: Although the association between multimorbidity and polypharmacy has been clearly documented, no study has analyzed whether or not specific combinations of diseases influence the prescription of polypharmacy in older persons. We assessed which clusters of diseases are associated with polypharmacy in acute-care elderly in-patients. METHODS: This cross-sectional study was held in 38 Italian internal medicine and geriatric wards participating in the Registro Politerapie SIMI (REPOSI) study during 2008. The study sample included 1155 in-patients aged 65 years or older. Clusters of diseases, defined as two or more co-occurring specific chronic diseases, were identified using the odds…

---Lung DiseasesMaleSettore MED/09 - Medicina InternaCross-sectional studyGastrointestinal DiseasesComorbidityRisk FactorsNeoplasmsPrevalenceCluster AnalysisHospitalized elderlyclustersGeriatricsAged 80 and overCOPDREPOSISettore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheHospitalization---; clusters; polypharmacy; REPOSI; elderlyCardiovascular DiseasesFemalemedicine.medical_specialtyEndocrine System DiseaseselderlyCluster of diseasesInternal medicineDiabetes mellitusmedicineDiabetes MellitusInternal MedicineMultimorbidityHumansCluster of diseases; Hospitalized elderly; PolypharmacyAgedPolypharmacybusiness.industryPolypharmacy Cluster of diseases Hospitalized elderlyOdds ratiomedicine.diseaseComorbidityCross-Sectional StudiesLogistic ModelsGeriatricsPhysical therapyPolypharmacyDementiaMorbiditybusinessEuropean journal of internal medicine
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Performance of PSI, CURB-65, and SCAP scores in predicting the outcome of patients with community-acquired and healthcare-associated pneumonia

2011

The objective was to compare three score systems, pneumonia severity index (PSI), the Confusion-Urea-Respiratory Rate-Blood pressure-65 (CURB-65), and severe community-acquired pneumonia (SCAP), for prediction of the outcomes in a cohort of patients with community-acquired (CAP) and healthcare-associated pneumonia (HCAP). Large multi-center, prospective, observational study was conducted in 55 hospitals. HCAP patients were included in the high classes of CURB-65, PSI and SCAP scores have a mortality rate higher than that of CAP patients. HCAP patients included in the low class of the three severity rules have a significantly higher incidence of adverse events, including development of septi…

---medicine.medical_specialtySettore MED/09 - Medicina Internacommunity-acquired pneumoniaPneumonia severity indexBlood PressureSettore MED/10 - Malattie Dell'Apparato RespiratorioCommunity-acquired pneumonia Healthcare-associated pneumonia PSI CURB 65Severity of Illness IndexCommunity-acquired pneumoniaRespiratory RatePredictive Value of TestsInternal medicineCURB 65Severity of illnessInternal MedicinePneumonia BacterialMedicineHumansUreaPSIProspective StudiesIntensive care medicineProspective cohort studyConfusion---; community-acquired pneumonia; Healthcare-associated pneumonia; PSI; CURB 65Cross Infectioncommunity-acquired pneumonia; psi; healthcare-associated pneumonia; curb 65business.industryMortality ratemedicine.diseasePrognosisCURB-65Settore MED/45 - Scienze Infermieristiche Generali Cliniche E PediatricheHealthcare-associated pneumoniaCommunity-Acquired InfectionsPneumoniaCohortEmergency Medicinebusiness
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