Background: Increased serum uric acid has been considered a cardiovascular risk factor but no study has assessed its relation with hospital mortality or length of stay. On the basis of data obtained from a prospective registry, the prevalence of gout/hyperuricemia and its association with these and other clinical parameters was evaluated in an Italian cohort of elderly patients acutely admitted to internal medicine or geriatric wards. Methods: While the prevalence of gout was calculated by counting patients with this diagnosis hyperuricemia was inferred in patients taking allopurinol at hospital admission or discharge, on the assumption that this drug was only prescribed owing to the finding of high serum levels of uric acid. A series of clinical and demographic variables were evaluated for their association with gout/hyperuricemia. Results: Of 1380 patients, 139 (10%) had a diagnosis of gout or were prescribed allopurinol. They had more co-morbidities (7.0 vs 5.6; P < 0.0001) and consumed more drugs (6.8 vs 5.0; < b 0.0001). The CIRS (co-morbidity index) was worse in these patients (OR 1.28 95% CI 1.15-1.41). Multivariable regression analysis showed that only renal and heart failures were independently associated with gout/allopurinol intake. Moreover, this combined event was associated with an increased risk of adverse events during hospitalization (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.16-2.36), but not with the risk of re-hospitalization, length of hospital stay or death. Conclusions: Gout/allopurinol intake has a high prevalence in elderly patients acutely admitted to hospital and are associated with renal and cardiovascular diseases, an increased rate of adverse events and a high degree of drug consumption. In contrast, this finding did not affect the length of hospitalization nor hospital mortality.

Gout, allopurinol intake and clinical outcomes in the hospitalized multimorbid elderly / C. Franchi, F. Salerno, A. Conca, C.D. Djade, M. Tettamanti, L. Pasina, S. Corrao, A. Marengoni, M. Marcucci, P.M. Mannucci, A. Nobili, E. Sparacio, S. Alborghetti, R. Di Costanzo, D. Prisco, E. Silvestri, C. Cenci, T. Barnini, G. Delitala, S. Carta, S. Atzori, G. Guarnieri, M. Zanetti, A. Spalluti, M.G. Serra, M.A. Bleve, M. Vanoli, G. Grignani, G. Casella, L. Gasbarrone, G. Maniscalco, M. Gunelli, D. Tirotta, A. Brucato, S. Ghidoni, P. Di Corato, M. Bernardi, S. Li Bassi, L. Santi, G. Agnelli, A. Iorio, E. Marchesini, E. Mannarino, G. Lupattelli, P. Rondelli, F. Paciullo, F. Fabris, M. Carlon, F. Turatto, M.C. Baroni, M. Zardo, R. Manfredini, C. Molino, M. Pala, F. Fabbian, R. Nuti, R. Valenti, M. Ruvio, S. Cappelli, G. Paolisso, M.R. Rizzo, M.T. Laieta, T. Salvatore, F.C. Sasso, R. Utili, E.D. Mangoni, D. Pinto, O. Olivieri, A.M. Stanzial, R. Fellin, S. Volpato, S. Fotini, M. Barbagallo, L. Dominguez, L. Plances, D. D'Angelo, G. Rini, P. Mansueto, I. Pepe, G. Licata, L. Calvo, M. Valenti, C. Borghi, E. Strocchi, E.R. Rinaldi, M. Zoli, E. Fabbri, D. Magalotti, A. Auteri, A.L. Pasqui, L. Puccetti, F.L. Pasini, P.L. Capecchi, M. Bicchi, C. Sabbà, F.S. Vella, A. Marseglia, C.V. Luglio, G. Palasciano, M.E. Modeo, A. Aquilino, P. Raffaele, S. Pugliese, C. Capobianco, A. Postiglione, M.R. Barbella, F. De Stefano, L. Fenoglio, C. Brignone, C. Bracco, A. Giraudo, G. Musca, O. Cuccurullo, L. Cricco, A. Fiorentini, M.D. Cappellini, G. Fabio, S. Seghezzi, M.M. De Amicis, S. Fargion, P. Bonara, M. Bulgheroni, R. Lombardi, F. Magrini, F. Massari, T. Tonella, F. Peyvandi, A. Tedeschi, R. Rossio, G. Moreo, B. Ferrari, L. Roncari, V. Monzani, V. Savojardo, C. Folli, M. Magnini, D. Mari, P.D. Rossi, S. Damanti, S. Prolo, M.S. Lilleri, G. Micale, M. Podda, C. Selmi, F. Meda, S. Accordino, V. Monti, G.R. Corazza, E. Miceli, M.V. Lenti, D. Padula, C.L. Balduini, G. Bertolino, S. Provini, F. Quaglia, G. Murialdo, M. Bovio, F. Dallegri, L. Ottonello, A. Quercioli, A. Barreca, M.B. Secchi, D. Ghelfi, W.S. Chin, L. Carassale, S. Caporotundo, L. Anastasio, L. Sofia, M. Carbone, G. Traisci, L. De Feudis, S. Di Carlo, G. Davì, M.T. Guagnano, S. Sestili, E. Bergami, E. Rizzioli, C. Cagnoni, L. Bertone, A. Manucra, A. Buratti, T. Tognin, N.L. Liberato, G. Bernasconi, B. Nardo, G.B. Bianchi, G. Benetti, M. Quagliolo, G.R. Centenaro, F. Purrello, A. Di Pino, S. Piro, G. Mancuso, D. Calipari, M. Bartone, F. Gullo, M. Cortellaro, M. Magenta, F. Perego, M.R. Meroni, M. Cicardi, A.G.M. Magenta, A. Sacco, A. Bonelli, G. Dentamaro, R. Rozzini, L. Falanga, A. Giordano, P.C. Perin, B. Lorenzati, G. Gruden, G. Bruno, G. Montrucchio, E. Greco, P. Tizzani, G. Fera, M.L. Di Luca, D. Renna, A. Perciccante, A. Coralli, R. Tassara, D. Melis, L. Rebella, G. Menardo, S. Bottone, E. Sferrazzo, C. Ferri, R. Striuli, R. Scipioni, R. Salmi, P. Gaudenzi, S. Gamberini, F. Ricci, C. Morabito, R. Fava, A. Semplicini, L. Gottardo, G. Vendemiale, G. Serviddio, R. Forlano, L. Bolondi, L. Rasciti, I. Serio, C. Masala, A. Mammarella, V. Raparelli, F.R. Fanelli, M. Delfino, A. Amoroso, F. Violi, S. Basili, L. Perri, P. Serra, V. Fontana, M. Falcone, R. Landolfi, A. Grieco, A. Gallo, G. Zuccalà, F. Franceschi, G. De Marco, C. Chiara, S. Marta, M. Bellusci, D. Setti, F. Pedrazzoli, G. Romanelli, C. Pirali, C. Amolini, E.A. Rosei, D. Rizzoni, L. Castoldi, A. Picardi, U.V. Gentilucci, C. Mazzarelli, P. Gallo, L. Guasti, L. Castiglioni, A. Maresca, A. Squizzato, S. Contini, M. Molaro, G. Annoni, M. Corsi, S. Zazzetta, M. Bertolotti, C. Mussi, R. Scotto, M.A. Ferri, F. Veltri, F. Arturi, E. Succurro, G. Sesti, U. Gualtieri, F. Perticone, A. Sciacqua, M. Quero, C. Bagnato, P. Loria, M.A. Becchi, G. Martucci, A. Fantuzzi, M. Maurantonio, R. Corinaldesi, R. De Giorgio, M. Serra, V. Grasso, E. Ruggeri, L.M. Carozza, F. Pignatti. - In: EUROPEAN JOURNAL OF INTERNAL MEDICINE. - ISSN 0953-6205. - 25:9(2014 Nov), pp. 847-852. [10.1016/j.ejim.2014.09.019]

Gout, allopurinol intake and clinical outcomes in the hospitalized multimorbid elderly

C. Franchi;A. Conca;M. Marcucci;A. Brucato;M.D. Cappellini;S. Fargion;M. Bulgheroni;R. Lombardi;F. Peyvandi;S. Damanti;C. Selmi;F. Pignatti
2014

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Background: Increased serum uric acid has been considered a cardiovascular risk factor but no study has assessed its relation with hospital mortality or length of stay. On the basis of data obtained from a prospective registry, the prevalence of gout/hyperuricemia and its association with these and other clinical parameters was evaluated in an Italian cohort of elderly patients acutely admitted to internal medicine or geriatric wards. Methods: While the prevalence of gout was calculated by counting patients with this diagnosis hyperuricemia was inferred in patients taking allopurinol at hospital admission or discharge, on the assumption that this drug was only prescribed owing to the finding of high serum levels of uric acid. A series of clinical and demographic variables were evaluated for their association with gout/hyperuricemia. Results: Of 1380 patients, 139 (10%) had a diagnosis of gout or were prescribed allopurinol. They had more co-morbidities (7.0 vs 5.6; P < 0.0001) and consumed more drugs (6.8 vs 5.0; < b 0.0001). The CIRS (co-morbidity index) was worse in these patients (OR 1.28 95% CI 1.15-1.41). Multivariable regression analysis showed that only renal and heart failures were independently associated with gout/allopurinol intake. Moreover, this combined event was associated with an increased risk of adverse events during hospitalization (OR 1.66, 95% CI 1.16-2.36), but not with the risk of re-hospitalization, length of hospital stay or death. Conclusions: Gout/allopurinol intake has a high prevalence in elderly patients acutely admitted to hospital and are associated with renal and cardiovascular diseases, an increased rate of adverse events and a high degree of drug consumption. In contrast, this finding did not affect the length of hospitalization nor hospital mortality.
allopurinol; comorbidities; elderly; gout; hyperuricemia; outcomes; age factors; aged; aged, 80 and over; allopurinol; cardiovascular diseases; chronic disease; comorbidity; female; gout; hospital mortality; hospitalization; humans; hyperuricemia; kidney diseases; length of stay; male; treatment outcome; uric acid; internal medicine; medicine (all)
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nov-2014
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