Socioeconomic inequities of COVID-19 mortality in vulnerable Comunas of the City of Buenos Aires.

During the COVID-19 pandemic, the gap in health inequities was exposed and increased, showing how different vulnerable groups were affected. Our aim was to examine the correlation between an area-based health inequity index and mortality due to COVID-19 in people 60 years old or above in the City of Buenos Aires in 2020. We developed a Health Inequity Composite Index (HICI), including six core indicators.

Hospital and 1-year outcomes of septic syndromes in older people: a cohort study.

Purpose: Our objective was to describe the relationship between sepsis syndrome mortality and cognitive and physical disability in elderly persons.

Methods: A 1-year consecutive cohort study in clinical beds of a university hospital was performed. Variables were severity of sepsis syndrome, organ failure, functional status, age, sex, and positive cultures.