Highlights
- •Aspiration pneumonia is an infectious process causing high rates of mortality.
- •Older people had longer hospital stay, readmissions, and in-hospital mortality.
- •An observational study with older patients between 2003 and 2013 was conducted.
- •Length of hospital stay and in-hospital mortality decreased in both sexes.
- •Readmissions increased significantly in women.
Abstract
Background
Aspiration pneumonia (AP) is an infectious process causing high rates of mortality.
The purpose of this study was: 1, to describe the incidence from 2003 to 2013 of AP
hospitalizations; 2, to assess time trends in hospital outcomes variables, and; 3,
to identify the factors independently associated with in-hospital mortality (IHM).
Methods
A retrospective observational study using the Spanish National Hospital Database,
with patients discharged between January 2003 and December 2013 was conducted. Inclusion
criteria were: Subjects aged 75 years or older whose medical diagnosis included AP events code according to the ICD-9-CM:
507.x in the primary diagnosis field. Patient variables, up to 14 discharge diagnoses
per patient, and up to 20 procedures performed during the hospital stay (ICD-9-CM),
Charlson Comorbidity Index, readmission, length of hospital stay (LOHS), and IHM were
analyzed.
Results
We included 111,319 admissions (53.13% women). LOHS decreased in both sexes (P < 0.001) and was significantly higher in men (10.4 ± 10.31 vs. 9.56 ± 10.02 days). Readmissions increased significantly in women during the study (13.94% in 2003
to 16.41% in 2013, P < 0.001). In both sex, IHM was significantly higher in >94 years old subjects (OR: 1.43, 95%CI 1.36–1.51) and in those with readmissions (OR:
1.20, 95%CI 1.15–1.23). For the entire population, time trend analyses showed a significant
decrease in mortality from 2003 to 2013 (OR: 0.96, 95%CI 0.95–0.97).
Conclusions
Patients with AP are older, male, and have more comorbidities than those without AP.
Over time, LOHS and IHM decreased in both sexes, but readmissions increased significantly
in women.
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Article info
Publication history
Published online: January 05, 2017
Accepted:
December 30,
2016
Received in revised form:
December 22,
2016
Received:
October 13,
2016
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