Characteristic | No. (%) of patients† n = 115 |
---|---|
Age, yr, median (IQR) | 86.0 (78.5–91.0) |
Female | 72 (62.6) |
Rehabilitation hospital | 44 (38.3) |
Long-term care | 71 (61.7) |
Clinical Frailty Scale | |
Mean score ± SD | 6.80 ± 1.17 |
Frail (score ≥ 5) | 109 (94.8) |
Comorbidities | |
Dementia | 56 (48.7) |
Falls | 53 (46.1) |
Heart failure | 17 (14.8) |
Coronary artery disease | 27 (23.5) |
Chronic kidney disease | 13 (11.3) |
Stroke | 21 (18.3) |
Hypertension | 68 (59.1) |
Diabetes | 38 (33.0) |
Chronic obstructive pulmonary disease | 9 (7.8) |
Cancer | 25 (21.7) |
Presenting characteristics | |
Any infiltrate on chest x-ray | 7 (6.1) |
Maximum temperature on presentation, °C, median (IQR) | 37.5 (36.9–38.0) |
Outcomes | |
In-hospital death | 28 (24.3) |
Delirium | 17 (14.8) |
Any complications | 44 (38.3) |
Complications | |
Fall | 19 (16.5) |
Pneumonia | 16 (13.9) |
Aspiration | 2 (1.7) |
Respiratory failure | 8 (7.0) |
Acute respiratory distress syndrome | 4 (3.5) |
Use of restraints | 0 (0) |
Treatments | |
Dexamethasone | 25 (21.7) |
Azithromycin | 7 (6.1) |
Other antibiotics | 16 (13.9) |