Geriatrik COVID-19 hastalarında prognostik beslenme indeksi ile mortalite arasındaki ilişki

Abstract

Aims: The aim of this study is to examine the relationship between prognostic nutritional index (PNI) and mortality in geriatric patients who admitted to hospital due to COVID-19. Methods: In this retrospective cohort study, geriatric patients admitted to the emergency department of a tertiary hospital and hospitalized for COVID-19 were examined. Demographic data, laboratory results, in-hospital mortality status of the patients were recorded. The relationship between PNI values and in-hospital mortality was analyzed. Results: The study was completed with 316 patients whose data were fully accessible. The mean age of the patients was 77.3±7.9 years and 167 (52.8%) were male. When the cut-off value of PNI level in identifying in-hospital mortality was≤42, the sensitivity was 92.3%, the specificity was 44.9%, and the positive predictive value was 57.5 and the negative predictive value was 87.8 Conclusion: This study demonstrates the prognostic importance of PNI in geriatric COVID-19 patients. Low PNI values were associated with higher in-hospital mortality rate. The use of PNI can be considered an important tool in evaluating the COVID-19 prognosis of elderly patients and developing more individualized treatment strategies.