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The Impact Frailty, Co-morbidity and Ageing of the Respiratory System on the Unfavourable Prognosis of COVID-19

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Some of the reasons COVID-19 greatly impacts older people include the physiological changes associated with ageing, decreased immune function and multimorbidity which expose older adults to be more susceptible to the infection itself and make them more likely to suffer severely from COVID-19 disease and more severe complications. In this chapter, the author analysed all these factors and their influence on the negative outcome.

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  1. Pneumological Service, Primary Care Department, Health Authority and Services (AUSL) of Modena, Modena, Italy

    Marilena De Guglielmo

  2. Geriatric Service, Cognitive Disorders and Dementia Unit, Health Authority and Services (AUSL) of Modena, Modena, Italy

    Andrea Fabbo

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  1. Geriatric and Intensive Geriatric Cares, San Giuseppe Moscati Hospital, Avellino, Italy

    Nicola Vargas

  2. International NIV School and Fellow Program, Intensive Care Unit, Hospital Morales Meseguer, Murcia, Spain

    Antonio M. Esquinas

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De Guglielmo, M., Fabbo, A. (2020). The Impact Frailty, Co-morbidity and Ageing of the Respiratory System on the Unfavourable Prognosis of COVID-19. In: Vargas, N., Esquinas, A.M. (eds) Covid-19 Airway Management and Ventilation Strategy for Critically Ill Older Patients. Springer, Cham. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-030-55621-1_10

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