[Estimated glomerular filtration rate and post-hospital mortality after discharge from an acute care for the elderly unit].

Objective: To determine the relationship between estimated glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) and mortality in a retrospective cohort of older adults admitted to an acute care for the elderly (ACE) unit.

Materials And Methods: The study included 1,678 patients aged 60 years and over admitted to an AEC, in Cali, Colombia, from 2012 to 2015, and followed- up until 2016. The primary outcome was mortality.

[Hyperglycaemia is associated with worse outcomes in Latin-American individuals with acute myocardial infarction].

Background: Alterations in glucose metabolism have been reported as risk and poor prognostic factors for acute myocardial infarction (AMI); however in Latin-American population this information is limited. Thus, an evaluation was performed on the association between glycaemic status and short- and long-term outcomes in patients with a first AMI.

Methods: A multicentre, prospective, observational, cohort study was conducted in 8 hospitals from Colombia and Ecuador.