Re: Predictors of 1-year mortality in patients discharged from the hospital following acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

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SIR—We read with great interest the paper by Yohannes et al. on the predictors of 1-year mortality in patients discharged from hospital following acute exacerbation of chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (AECOPD) [1]. The main findings of their study were that: (i) 1-year mortality after AECOPD admission was high (36%); and (ii) the activities of daily living, assessed by the Manchester Respiratory Activities of Daily Living scale, was the strongest marker in terms of mortality prediction for individuals. Disability as an independent mortality predictor has been described previously in COPD and in community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) in elderly patients. Torres et al. showed that functional status was an independent predictor for short- and long-term mortality in hospitalized patients with CAP, whereas severity of CAP predicted functional decline [2]. Therefore, the results of Yohannes et al. and those of Torres et al. taken together strengthen the importance of functional status as a prognostic factor in infectious and/or respiratory diseases in elderly patients.

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