Frequency and relevance of concomitant diseases in elderly patients hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia

摘要

Introduction. Patients' age and concomitant diseases are relevant for the development and treatment outcome of pneumonia. Objective. To establish the frequency and relevance of concomitant diseases in patients over 65 years of age hospitalized for community acquired pneumonia. Methods. The research included 550 patients hospitalized at the Institute for Pulmonary Diseases of Vojvodina in Sremska Kamenica due to community acquired pneumonia. Data on concomitant diseases and mortality rate was correlated with the patients' age limit of 65 years, and then statistically analyzed and presented in tables. Results. There were 446 (81.45%) patients under and 102 (18.55%) over the age of 65 years. Dyspnea, impaired consciousness, cyanosis, tachycardia and arterial hypertension were significantly more common in patients over 65 years of age, who also had a higher prognostic score. Mortality was significantly higher (21.6% vs. 6.0%) in the patients aged over 65 years (p