Dehydration and clinical outcome in hospitalised older adults: A cohort study A.M. El-Sharkawy, A. Virdee, A. Wahab, D.J. Humes, O. Sahota, M.A.J. Devonald, D.N. Lobo European Geriatric Medicine Volume 8, Issue 1, Pages 22-29 (February 2017) DOI: 10.1016/j.eurger.2016.11.007 Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society Terms and Conditions
Fig. 1 Patient selection methods: *First admission episode selected. #Dehydrated patient episodes selected over non-dehydrated episodes. European Geriatric Medicine 2017 8, 22-29DOI: (10.1016/j.eurger.2016.11.007) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society Terms and Conditions
Fig. 2 (Top) Prevalence of dehydration with increased age. (Bottom) Prevalence of dehydration with Charlson comorbidity index unadjusted for age. ‘None’: no comorbidity, 0 points; ‘Mild’: mild comorbidity, 1–2 points; ‘Moderate’: moderate comorbidity, 3–4 points; and ‘Severe’: severe comorbidity, ≥5 points. European Geriatric Medicine 2017 8, 22-29DOI: (10.1016/j.eurger.2016.11.007) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society Terms and Conditions
Fig. 3 Kaplan Meier survival plot demonstrating differences in mortality for dehydration as a primary diagnosis (top), and as a secondary diagnosis (bottom). European Geriatric Medicine 2017 8, 22-29DOI: (10.1016/j.eurger.2016.11.007) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society Terms and Conditions
Fig. 4 Kaplan Meier survival plot demonstrating differences in mortality between patients with and without dehydration for patients admitted with a primary diagnosis of (a) cardiovascular, (b) respiratory, or (c) gastrointestinal conditions categorised according to ICD-10. European Geriatric Medicine 2017 8, 22-29DOI: (10.1016/j.eurger.2016.11.007) Copyright © 2016 Elsevier Masson SAS and European Union Geriatric Medicine Society Terms and Conditions