Characteristics and prognosis of pulmonary infection in 83 elderly patients in emergency department

VernacularTitle:83例急诊科老年人肺部感染的特点和预后分析
Author: Wenjing XIA ; Zhongfeng YAN
Keywords: emergency department; pulmonary infection; diagnosis; prognosis
From: Chinese Journal of Biochemical Pharmaceutics 2017;37(7):387-388
CountryChina
Language:Chinese
Abstract: Objective To study the characteristics and prognostic analysis of 83 cases of pulmonary infection in elderly patients in emergency department.Methods Thirty-eight elderly patients with pulmonary infection from January 2013 to December 2015 in our hospital were retrospectively analyzed.Results The number of neutrophils increased in 56 patients(67.46%), the neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio increased in 69 patients(83.13%), and C-reactive protein increased in 74 patients increased(89.16 %).There was significant difference between C-reactive protein detection and neutrophil count(P<0.05).61 cases(73.49%) were complicated with other diseases.While the effect of a single antibiotic treatment is less effective.Conclusion The early symptoms of pulmonary infection in the elderly are easy to ignore, and often associated with other diseases.C-reactive protein, neutrophil-lymphocyte ratio combined with lung imaging can be more accurate response to the elderly pulmonary infection.Early detection and early treatment, combined use of antibiotics can improve the prognosis.