Study on the clinical characteristics of severe acute respiratory syndrome(SARS )in elderly patients
- VernacularTitle:66例老年人严重急性呼吸综合征临床特点分析
- Author:
Haicong LI
;
Xiaoguang CHEN
;
Xiaolin TONG
;
Bin ZHANG
;
Jiansheng MAO
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
Pneumonia, viral;
SARS
- From:
Chinese Journal of Geriatrics
1995;0(02):-
- CountryChina
- Language:Chinese
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Abstract:
ObjectiveTo elucidate the clinical characteristics and the outcome of SARS in elderly pat ients. Methods Clinical data of 66 elderly patients(≥60 years) with SARS were analysed and compared with that of 238 younger adult SARS patients(18-59 years) in the sa me period. Results Sixty-six out of 304 patients(21 7%) with SARS were more than 60 years. Th e mortality rate of SARS in elderly patients was 22 7%. Underlying disease,lon ger course of disease,dyspneic respiration,severe type of SARS,and higher mor tality were more prevalent in elderly patients than those in the younger adult S ARS patients(P
