Septic arthritis significantly increased the long-term mortality in geriatric patients
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Septic arthritis significantly increased the long-term mortality in geriatric patients
BACKGROUND The elderly are predisposed to septic arthritis (SA) because of the aging nature and increasing comorbidities. SA may in turn increase the long-term mortality in the geriatric patients; however, it remains unclear. We conducted this prospective nationwide population-based cohort study to clarify this issue. METHODS Using Taiwan National Health Insurance Research Database (NHIRD), w...
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عنوان ژورنال: BMC Geriatrics
سال: 2017
ISSN: 1471-2318
DOI: 10.1186/s12877-017-0561-x