[ XXXX . Admission, course and prognosis].

@entity1 @entity73 @entity26 @entity519 @entity1030
INTRODUCTION: The aim of this study was to describe the prognosis after hospitalization after exacerbation of @entity1030 ( @entity1030 ). MATERIAL AND METHODS: A retrospective study of 300 consecutively admitted @entity1 with exacerbation of @entity1030 in three departments of internal medicine with special interest in respiratory medicine. Data were collected from @entity1 charts. RESULTS: The mean age was 71.3 years. 59.7% were @entity1 and 60.9% had cor pulmonale. In 44% of the @entity1 @entity519 was documented at the time of admission. Twentysix(9%) @entity1 died during hospitalization. After three and 12 months mortality was 19% and 36%, respectively. Age, cor pulmonale and @entity519 at the time of admission were associated with increased mortality, whereas @entity73 , long term @entity26 treatment, and a record of hospitalization with the same diagnosis in the previous 30 days were associated with increased mortality in univariate analysis, but not when adjusted for age, gender, and @entity519 at admission. The risk of readmission was increased in cor pulmonale, while cessation of smoking during hospitalization reduced this risk. DISCUSSION: @entity1 who have been hospitalized with exacerbation of @entity1030 has a high mortality and a high risk of readmission.
