Validation of IDSA/ATS Guidelines for ICU Admission in Adults Over 80 Years Old With Community-Acquired Pneumonia
Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.)
; 59(1): 19-26, ene. 2023. tab, ilus
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em Inglês
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ABSTRACT
Introduction:
The 2007 IDSA/ATS guidelines for community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) recommended intensive care unit (ICU) admission for adults meeting severe CAP criteria. We aimed to validate the accuracy of IDSA/ATS criteria in patients≥80 years old (very elderly patients, VEP) with CAP.Methods:
Prospective cohort study of VEP with CAP admitted to three Spanish hospitals between 1996 and 2019. We compared patients who did and did not require ICU admission. We also assessed factors independently associated with ICU admission, as well as the accuracy of severe CAP criteria for ICU admission and mortality. Major criteria include septic shock and invasive mechanical ventilation while minor criteria encompass other variables related to hemodynamics and respiratory insufficiency as well as level of consciousness, renal function, blood parameters indicative of sepsis and body temperature.Results:
Of the 2006 VEP with CAP, 519 (26%) met severe CAP criteria, while 204 (10%) required ICU admission. Concordance between severe CAP criteria and the decision to admit the patient to the ICU occurred in 1591 (79%) cases (k coefficient, 0.33), with a sensitivity of 75% and specificity of 80% in predicting ICU admission. All patients with invasive mechanical ventilation received care in ICUs, while 45 (44%) patients with septic shockpreviously stabilized in the emergency roomdid not. Thirty-day mortality of ICU-admitted patients with septic shock was lower than that of patients in wards (30% vs. 60%, p=0.013). In contrast, patients with severe CAP and only minor criteria had similar mortality.Conclusions:
IDSA/ATS criteria for severe CAP predict ICU admission in VEP moderately well. While patients with septic shock and invasive mechanical ventilation warrant ICU admission, severe CAP without major severity criteria in VEP may be acceptably manageable in wards. (AU)
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Espanha
Base de dados:
IBECS
Assunto principal:
Pneumonia
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Choque Séptico
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Infecções Comunitárias Adquiridas
Limite:
Idoso
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Feminino
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Humanos
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Masculino
Idioma:
Inglês
Revista:
Arch. bronconeumol. (Ed. impr.)
Ano de publicação:
2023
Tipo de documento:
Artigo
Instituição/País de afiliação:
Hospital Clínic of Barcelona/Spain
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Hospital Italiano de Buenos Aires/Argentina
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Hospital La Fe in Valencia/Spain
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Hospital Universitario Cruces/Spain
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University of Barcelona (UB) SGR 911 Centro de Investigación Biomédica en Red de Enfermedades Respiratorias (Ciberes)/Spain