Delirium is a predictor of in-hospital mortality in elderly patients with community acquired pneumonia

Internal and Emergency Medicine

Volumn 9, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 195-200

  Pieralli, Filippo ^a   Vannucchi, Vieri ^a   Mancini, Antonio ^a   Grazzini, Maddalena ^a   Paolacci, Giulia ^a   Morettini, Alessandro ^a   Nozzoli, Carlo ^a  

^a CAREGGI UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

Community acquired pneumonia; Delirium; Frail elderly; Prognosis

Indexed keywords

BACTERIAL PNEUMONIA; COMMUNITY ACQUIRED INFECTION; COMPLICATION; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; MORTALITY; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; VERY ELDERLY;

AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMMUNITY-ACQUIRED INFECTIONS; DELIRIUM; FEMALE; HOSPITAL MORTALITY; HUMANS; MALE; PNEUMONIA, BACTERIAL; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 84894454515     PISSN: 18280447     EISSN: 19709366     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11739-013-0991-1     Document Type: Article

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