Abstract:Objetivo. El objetivo principal de nuestro estudio fue evaluar la utilidad actual del índice de comorbilidad de Charlson (CCI) para predecir la mortalidad en personas mayores y la concordancia entre varios índices.
Diseño. Estudio observacional, cohorte concurrente.
Emplazamiento. Servicio de Medicina Interna de un hospital terciario, pacientes ambulatorios de un centro de salud y residentes de cuatro hogares de ancianos.
Participantes. 375 individuos ≥ 65 años, con supervivencia esperada ≥ 6 meses, sin det… Show more
“…The comorbid burden expressed by the Charlson index is a useful indicator for the prognosis and mortality of chronic diseases in the older population 31 . However, this study did not find a significant association within the HF, neither before nor after implementing the OU.…”
“…The comorbid burden expressed by the Charlson index is a useful indicator for the prognosis and mortality of chronic diseases in the older population 31 . However, this study did not find a significant association within the HF, neither before nor after implementing the OU.…”
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