老年人肺炎是60岁以上老年人多发病、常见病之一,病死率较高。近年来由于抗生素的进展,肺炎病死率已下降,但在老年人直接死因中仍占重要位置[1]。现将本院1992年10月至1999年10月收治的122例老年人肺炎诊治体会报道如下。1　临床资料11　一般资料　122例患者中男83例,女39例;年 Elderly pneumonia is more than 60 years of age in the elderly, one of the common diseases, high mortality. In recent years due to the progress of antibiotics, pneumonia mortality has declined, but still an important position in the direct cause of death in the elderly [1]. 122 cases of elderly pneumonia admitted to our hospital from October 1992 to October 1999 were reported as follows. 1 Clinical data 11 General information 122 patients, 83 males and 39 females; years