Intra-hospital mortality for community-acquired pneumonia in mainland Portugal between 2000 and 2009

Autor: F. Teixeira-Lopes, A. Cysneiros, A. Dias, V. Durão, C. Costa, F. Paula, M. Serrado, B. Nunes, A. Diniz, F. Froes
Jazyk: angličtina
Rok vydání: 2019
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Zdroj: Pulmonology, Vol 25, Iss 2, Pp 66-70 (2019)
Druh dokumentu: article
ISSN: 2531-0437
DOI: 10.1016/j.pulmoe.2018.06.004
Popis: Introduction: Community-acquired pneumonia (CAP) remains a common and serious infection with wide variability in intra-hospital mortality. Methods: We performed a retrospective analysis of adult patients admitted with CAP in mainland Portugal between the years 2000 and 2009. Results: The intra-hospital mortality rate was 20.4% with deaths in all age groups. The average age of deceased patients was 79.8 years, significantly higher than surviving patients with 71.3 years. Patients aged 50 or more presented a relative risk of death 4.4 times the risk of patients under this age group. Likewise, in patients aged 65 or more the risk of death was 3.2 times the risk of patients
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