JOSE ANTONIO ESPER CURIATI
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Instituto Central, Hospital das Clínicas, Faculdade de Medicina
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- Clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with referral of hospitalized elderly to palliative care(2018) ARCANJO, Suelen Pereira; SAPORETTI, Luis Alberto; CURIATI, Jose Antonio Esper; JACOB-FILHO, Wilson; AVELINO-SILVA, Thiago JunqueiraObjective: To investigate clinical and laboratory characteristics associated with referral of acutely ill older adults to exclusive palliative care. Methods: A retrospective cohort study based on 572 admissions of acutely ill patients aged 60 years or over to a university hospital located in Sao Paulo, Brazil, from 2009 to 2013. The primary outcome was the clinical indication for exclusive palliative care. Comprehensive geriatric assessments were used to measure target predictors, such as sociodemographic, clinical, cognitive, functional and laboratory data. Stepwise logistic regression was used to identify independent predictors of palliative care. Results: Exclusive palliative care was indicated in 152 (27%) cases. In the palliative care group, in-hospital mortality and 12 month cumulative mortality amounted to 50% and 66%, respectively. Major conditions prompting referral to palliative care were advanced dementia (45%), cancer (38%), congestive heart failure (25%), stage IV and V renal dysfunction (24%), chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (8%) and cirrhosis (4%). Major complications observed in the palliative care group included delirium (p<0.001), infections (p<0.001) and pressure ulcers (p<0.001). Following multivariate analysis, male sex (OR=2.12; 95% CI: 1.32-3.40), cancer (OR=7.36; 95% CI: 4.26-13.03), advanced dementia (OR=12.6; 95% CI: 7.5-21.2), and albumin levels (OR=0.25; 95% CI: 0.17-0.38) were identified as independent predictors of referral to exclusive palliative care. Conclusion: Advanced dementia and cancer were the major clinical conditions associated with referral of hospitalized older adults to exclusive palliative care. High short-term mortality suggests prognosis should be better assessed and discussed with patients and families in primary care settings.
- Comprehensive geriatric assessment predicts mortality and adverse outcomes in hospitalized older adults(2014) AVELINO-SILVA, Thiago J.; FARFEL, Jose M.; CURIATI, Jose A. E.; AMARAL, Jose R. G.; CAMPORA, Flavia; JACOB-FILHO, WilsonBackground: Comprehensive Geriatric Assessment (CGA) provides detailed information on clinical, functional and cognitive aspects of older patients and is especially useful for assessing frail individuals. Although a large proportion of hospitalized older adults demonstrate a high level of complexity, CGA was not developed specifically for this setting. Our aim was to evaluate the application of a CGA model for the clinical characterization and prognostic prediction of hospitalized older adults. Methods: This was a prospective observational study including 746 patients aged 60 years and over who were admitted to a geriatric ward of a university hospital between January 2009 and December 2011, in Sao Paulo, Brazil. The proposed CGA was applied to evaluate all patients at admission. The primary outcome was in-hospital death, and the secondary outcomes were delirium, nosocomial infections, functional decline and length of stay. Multivariate binary logistic regression was performed to assess independent factors associated with these outcomes, including socio-demographic, clinical, functional, cognitive, and laboratory variables. Impairment in ten CGA components was particularly investigated: polypharmacy, activities of daily living (ADL) dependency, instrumental activities of daily living (IADL) dependency, depression, dementia, delirium, urinary incontinence, falls, malnutrition, and poor social support. Results: The studied patients were mostly women (67.4%), and the mean age was 80.5 +/- 7.9 years. Multivariate logistic regression analysis revealed the following independent factors associated with in-hospital death: IADL dependency (OR= 4.02; CI= 1.52-10.58; p= .005); ADL dependency (OR= 2.39; CI= 1.25-4.56; p= .008); malnutrition (OR= 2.80; CI= 1.63-4.83; p< .001); poor social support (OR= 5.42; CI= 2.93-11.36; p< .001); acute kidney injury (OR= 3.05; CI= 1.78-5.27; p< .001); and the presence of pressure ulcers (OR= 2.29; CI= 1.04-5.07; p= .041). ADL dependency was independently associated with both delirium incidence and nosocomial infections (respectively: OR= 3.78; CI= 2.30-6.20; p< .001 and OR= 2.30; CI= 1.49-3.49; p< .001). The number of impaired CGA components was also found to be associated with in-hospital death (p< .001), delirium incidence (p< .001) and nosocomial infections (p= .005). Additionally, IADL dependency, malnutrition and history of falls predicted longer hospitalizations. There were no significant changes in overall functional status during the hospital stay. Conclusions: CGA identified patients at higher risk of in-hospital death and adverse outcomes, of which those with functional dependence, malnutrition and poor social support were foremost.
- Association between delirium superimposed on dementia and mortality in hospitalized older adults: A prospective cohort study(2017) AVELINO-SILVA, Thiago J.; CAMPORA, Flavia; CURIATI, Jose A. E.; JACOB-FILHO, WilsonBackground Hospitalized older adults with preexisting dementia have increased risk of having delirium, but little is known regarding the effect of delirium superimposed on dementia (DSD) on the outcomes of these patients. Our aim was to investigate the association between DSD and hospital mortality and 12-mo mortality in hospitalized older adults. Methods and findings This was a prospective cohort study completed in the geriatric ward of a university hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. We included 1,409 hospitalizations of acutely ill patients aged 60 y and over from January 2009 to June 2015. Main variables and measures included dementia and dementia severity (Informant Questionnaire on Cognitive Decline in the Elderly, Clinical Dementia Rating) and delirium (Confusion Assessment Method). Primary outcomes were time to death in the hospital and time to death in 12 mo (for the discharged sample). Comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed at admission, and additional clinical data were documented upon death or discharge. Cases were categorized into four groups (no delirium or dementia, dementia alone, delirium alone, and DSD). The no delirium/dementia group was defined as the referent category for comparisons, and multivariate analyses were performed using Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for possible confounders (sociodemographic information, medical history and physical examination data, functional and nutritional status, polypharmacy, and laboratory covariates). Overall, 61% were women and 39% had dementia, with a mean age of 80 y. Dementia alone was observed in 13% of the cases, with delirium alone in 21% and DSD in 26% of the cases. In-hospital mortality was 8% for patients without delirium or dementia, 12% for patients with dementia alone, 29% for patients with delirium alone, and 32% for DSD patients (Pearson Chi-square = 112, p < 0.001). DSD and delirium alone were independently associated with in-hospital mortality, with respective hazard ratios (HRs) of 2.14 (95% CI = 1.33-3.45, p = 0.002) and 2.72 (95% CI = 1.77-4.18, p < 0.001). Dementia alone did not have a significant statistical association with in-hospital mortality (HR = 1.69, 95% CI = 0.72-2.30, p = 0.385). Finally, while 24% of the patients died after discharge, 12-mo mortality was not associated with dementia or delirium in any of the diagnostic groups (DSD: HR = 1.15, 95% CI = 0.79-1.68, p = 0.463; delirium alone: HR = 1.05, 95% CI = 0.71-1.54, p = 0.810; dementia alone: HR = 1.19, 95% CI = 0.79-1.78, p = 0.399). Limitations to this study include not exploring the effects of the duration and severity of delirium on the outcomes. Conclusions DSD and delirium alone were independently associated with a worse prognosis in hospitalized older adults. Health care professionals should recognize the importance of delirium as a predictor of hospital mortality regardless of the coexistence with dementia.
- Medical adverse events in elderly hospitalized patients: A prospective study(2012) SZLEJF, Claudia; FARFEL, Jose Marcelo; CURIATI, Jose Antonio; COUTO JUNIOR, Euro de Barros; JACOB-FILHO, Wilson; AZEVEDO, Raymundo SoaresOBJECTIVES: To determine the frequency of medical adverse events in elderly patients admitted to an acute care geriatric unit, the predictive factors of occurrence, and the correlation between adverse events and hospital mortality rates. METHODS: This prospective study included 171 admissions of patients aged 60 years and older in the acute care geriatric unit in a teaching hospital in Brazil between 2007 and 2008. The following variables were assessed at admission: the patient age, gender, number of prescription drugs, geriatric syndromes (e. g., immobility, postural instability, dementia, depression, delirium, and incontinence), comorbidities, functional status (evaluated with the Katz Index of Independence in Activities of Daily Living), and severity of illness (evaluated with the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II). The incidence of delirium, infection, mortality, and the prescription of potentially inappropriate medications (based on the Beers criteria) were assessed during hospitalization. An observer who was uninvolved in patient care reported the adverse events. RESULTS: The mean age of the sample was 78.12 years. A total of 187 medical adverse events occurred in 94 admissions (55%). The predictors of medical adverse events were undetermined. Compared with the patients with no adverse events, the patients with medical adverse events had a significantly longer hospital stay (21.41 +/- 15.08 days versus 10.91 +/- 7.21 days) and a higher mortality rate (39 deaths [41.5%] versus 17 deaths [22.1%]). Mortality was significantly predicted by the Simplified Acute Physiology Score II score (odds ratio [OR] = 1.13, confidence interval [CI] 95%, 1.07 to 1.20), the Katz score (OR = 1.47, CI 95%, 1.18 to 1.83), and medical adverse events (OR = 3.59, CI 95%, 1.55 to 8.30). CONCLUSION: Medical adverse events should be monitored in every elderly hospitalized patient because there is no risk profile for susceptible patients, and the consequences of adverse events are serious, sometimes leading to longer hospital stays or even death.
- Predictors of Enteral Tube Feeding in Hospitalized Older Adults(2017) CRENITTE, Milton Roberto Furst; AVELINO-SILVA, Thiago Junqueira; APOLINARIO, Daniel; CURIATI, Jose Antonio Esper; CAMPORA, Flavia; JACOB-FILHO, WilsonBackground: Despite general recognition that enteral tube feeding (ETF) is frequently employed in long-term care facilities and patients with dementia, remarkably little research has determined which factors are associated with its use in acutely ill older adults. In this study, we aimed to investigate determinants of ETF introduction in hospitalized older adults. Methods: We examined a retrospective cohort of acutely ill patients, aged 60 years and older, admitted to a university hospital's geriatric ward from 2014-2015, in SAo Paulo, Brazil. The main outcome was the introduction of ETF during hospitalization. Predictors of interest included age, sex, referring unit, comorbidity burden, functional status, malnutrition, depression, dementia severity, and delirium. Multivariate analysis was performed using backward stepwise logistic regression. Results: A total of 214 cases were included. Mean age was 81 years, and 63% were women. Malnutrition was detected in 47% of the cases, dementia in 46%, and delirium in 36%. ETF was initiated in 44 (21%) admissions. Independent predictors of ETF were delirium (odds ratio [OR], 4.83; 95% CI, 2.12-11.01; P < .001) and total functional dependency (OR, 8.95; 95% CI, 2.87-27.88; P < .001). Malnutrition was not independently associated with ETF. Conclusion: One in five acutely ill older adults used ETF while hospitalized. Delirium and functional dependency were independent predictors of its introduction. Risks and benefits of enteral nutrition in this particular context need to be further explored.
- Delirium and post-discharge dementia: results from a cohort of older adults without baseline cognitive impairment(2019) GARCEZ, Flavia Barreto; APOLINARIO, Daniel; CAMPORA, Flavia; CURIATI, Jose Antonio Esper; JACOB-FILHO, Wilson; AVELINO-SILVA, Thiago JunqueiraObjectives: to investigate the association between delirium occurrence in acutely ill older adults and incident dementia after hospital discharge. Methods: retrospective cohort study examining acutely ill older adults aged +60 years and consecutively admitted to the geriatric ward of a tertiary university hospital from 2010 to 2016. Inclusion criteria were absence of baseline cognitive decline on admission and documented clinical follow-up of +12 months after discharge. Admission data were collected from our local database, including results from a standardized comprehensive geriatric assessment completed for every patient. Pre-existing cognitive decline was identified based on clinical history, CDR and IQCODE-16. Delirium was diagnosed using short-CAM criteria, while post-discharge dementia after 12 months was identified based on medical records' review. We used competing-risk proportional-hazard models to explore the association between delirium and post-discharge dementia. Results: we included 309 patients. Mean age was 78 years, and 186 (60%) were women. Delirium was detected in 66 (21%) cases. After a median follow-up of 24 months, 21 (32%) patients who had experienced delirium progressed with dementia, while only 38 (16%) of those without delirium had the same outcome (P=0.003). After adjusting for possible confounders, delirium was independently associated with post-discharge dementia with a sub-hazard ratio of 1.94 (95%CI=1.10-3.44; P=0.022). Conclusion: one in three acutely ill older adults who experienced delirium in the hospital developed post-discharge dementia during follow-up. Further understanding of delirium as an independent and potentially preventable risk factor for cognitive decline emphasizes the importance of systematic initiatives to fight it.
- Finding the Goldilocks zone: Effects of ambient temperature on mortality of hospitalized older adults(2023) AVELINO-SILVA, Thiago J.; GARCEZ, Flavia Barreto; CAMPORA, Flavia; CURIATI, Jose A. E.; JACOB-FILHO, Wilson
- Prognostic effects of delirium motor subtypes in hospitalized older adults: A prospective cohort study(2018) AVELINO-SILVA, Thiago Junqueira; CAMPORA, Flavia; CURIATI, Jose Antonio Esper; JACOB-FILHO, WilsonObjectives To investigate the association between delirium motor subtypes and hospital mortality and 12-month mortality in hospitalized older adults. Design Prospective cohort study conducted from 2009 to 2015. Setting Geriatric ward of a university hospital in Sao Paulo, Brazil. Participants We included 1,409 consecutive admissions of acutely ill patients aged 60 years and over. We excluded admissions for end-of-life care, with missing data on the main variables, length of stay shorter than 48 hours, or when consent to participate was not given. Main outcomes and measures Delirium was detected using the Confusion Assessment Method and categorized in hypoactive, hyperactive, or mixed delirium. Primary outcomes were time to death in the hospital, and time to death in 12 months (for the discharged sample). Comprehensive geriatric assessment was performed at admission and included socio-demographic, clinical, functional, cognitive, and laboratory variables. Further clinical data were documented upon death or discharge. Multivariate analyses used Cox proportional hazards models adjusted for possible confounders. Results We included 1,409 admissions, with a mean age of 80 years. The proportion of in-hospital deaths was 19%, with a cumulative mortality of 38% in 12 months. Delirium occurred in 47% of the admissions. Hypoactive delirium was the predominant motor subtype (53%), followed by mixed delirium (30%) and hyperactive delirium (17%). Hospital mortality rates were respectively 33%, 34% and 15%. We verified that hypoactive and mixed delirium were independently associated with hospital mortality, with respective hazard ratios of 2.43 (95%CI = 1.64-3.59) and 2.31 (95%CI = 1.53-3.50). Delirium motor subtypes were not independently predictive of 12-month mortality. Conclusions One in three acutely ill hospitalized older adults who suffered hypoactive or mixed delirium died in the hospital. Clinicians should be aware that hypoactive symptoms of delirium, whether shown exclusively or in alternation with hyperactive symptoms, are indicative of a worse prognosis in this population.