Predicción de la mortalidad en pacientes mayores de 60 hospitalizados en el HMTC mediante el Índice de Charlson entre mayo del 2006 a mayo del 2007.

Abstract

Aging is a natural and inevitable continuous and progressive process that is experienced from birth and is determined by different changes in the physical, mental, individual and collective levels. In turn, the term comorbidity refers to the existence of an additional disease that has existed during the clinical course of a patient with a base disease. The Charlson index is the most used today. The aim of the study was to use the Charlson Index as a prognostic tool for comorbidities that could indicate the risk of patient mortality at 10 years. For which the comorbidities of the patients admitted to the observation room or hospitalization of the HTMC (Hospital Teodoro Maldonado Carbo) were measured, in which through the review of the medical records we can verify and score the patients with the scale, thus estimating its mortality percentage to the decade after the measurement. Based on the results of our study, we were able to demonstrate the utility of the Charlson Index as a tool for predicting long-term mortality in older adults. Therefore, it can be suggested that it be used to predict future complications in older adults, giving priority to patients in the category of h igh comorbidity to make recommendations regarding the periodicity with which these patients are managed or controlled. .