[Pneumonia in the elderly. Patients living at closed institutions and risk classes].
The residence and underlying diseases could be increase the severity and risk in the pneumonia in the elderly patient.


BACKGROUND
To analyse demographics qualities and mortality in elderly inpatients with pneumonia, in relation with kind of residence, and to determine the risk classes distribution.


METHODS
Were studied inpatients with 65 years old or more, with pneumonia in a period of 12 months, taking demographics values and underlying diseases, including each patient in a risk class (II to V).


RESULTS
One hundred and three patients were studied (78.5 years mean age-SD 7.16), 67 males and 36 females, 80% includes in high risk classes, with 15.5% mortality. 17.5% were home nursing, older (82.7 years mean age-SD 5.72-) (p < 0.002), predominantly females and in high risk classes, and with lower length of hospital stay.


CONCLUSIONS
The elderly patients with community-acquired pneumonia was high risk. Home nursing was older, more risk and lower length of hospital stay.
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Unidad de Neumología, Hospital Nuestra Señora del Prado, Ctra. De Madrid Km. 114, 45600 Talavera de la Reina, Toledo. jmruiz@separ.es
Gómez Fernández
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Celdrán Gil
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D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D007326:Institutionalization; D008297:Male; D011014:Pneumonia / Q000453:epidemiology*; D012307:Risk Factors