Clinical features and prognostic factors of hospital acquired pneumonia in adults
- Author:
Le Thi Kim Nhung
- Publication Type:Journal Article
- Keywords:
hospital acquired pneumonia
- MeSH:
Pneumonia;
Adult;
Clinical Medicine
- From:Journal of Practical Medicine
2005;512(5):15-17
- CountryViet Nam
- Language:Vietnamese
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Abstract:
In this study, 80 hospital acquired pneumonia patients ≥60 years old (59 males, 21 females) were treated in Thong Nhat Hospital of HCM city from December 2003 to April 2005. The results: mortality rate of hospital acquired pneumonia in the elderly patients was high, accounted for 43.75%. Invasive mechanical ventilation, long-term endotracheal intubations, endotracheal reintubation increased risk of death. Multi-organ failure, liver failure, kidney failure, gastrointestinal bleeding, shock, unconsciousness and diabetes increased fatal risk of disease. Serious prognostic factor included: no regress of fever, increase of leukocyte after 10 days of treatment, no improvement of PaO2/FiO2 ratio after 3 days of treatment.
