Clinical significance of Charlson comorbidity index as a prognostic parameter for patients with acute or subacute idiopathic interstitial pneumonias and acute exacerbation of collagen vascular diseases-related interstitial pneumonia

Abstract

The composite scoring system including CCI, sex, and serum LDH could be a useful mortality prediction tool for patients with acute or subacute IIPs and AE of CVD-IP requiring steroid pulse therapy.