Dementia increases the risks of acute organ dysfunction, severe sepsis and mortality in hospitalized older patients: A national population-based study

PLoS ONE

Volumn 7, Issue 8, 2012, Pages

  Shen, Hsiu Nien ^a,b   Lu, Chin Li ^a,b   Li, Chung Yi ^b,c  

^a CHI MEI MEDICAL CENTER   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL CHENG KUNG UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^c CHINA MEDICAL UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

HYPERTENSIVE FACTOR;

AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; AGED HOSPITAL PATIENT; ARTICLE; ARTIFICIAL VENTILATION; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMORBIDITY; CONTROLLED STUDY; DATA BASE; DEMENTIA; DISEASE SEVERITY; DRUG USE; FEMALE; HEMODIALYSIS; HUMAN; INFECTION RATE; INTENSIVE CARE; LENGTH OF STAY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; NATIONAL HEALTH INSURANCE; ORGAN INJURY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; POPULATION RESEARCH; RESUSCITATION; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEPSIS; SEX DIFFERENCE; TAIWAN;

AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; COHORT STUDIES; DEMENTIA; FEMALE; GERIATRICS; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HOSPITALIZATION; HUMANS; MALE; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK; SEPSIS; TAIWAN; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 84864687076     PISSN: None     EISSN: 19326203     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1371/journal.pone.0042751     Document Type: Article

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